Puerto Rico’s new governor faces legal challenge
Puerto Rico’s newly installed governor and its Senate president faced off on Tuesday in written arguments submitted to the island’s supreme court, which will decide...
8chan owner called before U.S. Congress, as latest host drops site
Online message board 8chan’s fortunes worsened on Tuesday, as the site was once again made homeless by a technical services provider and its owner was...
Defying Congress, Trump administration looks to shift billions in foreign aid
President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a review of foreign aid that critics fear could lead to sharp cuts in funds for global health, peacekeeping,...
House Democrats seek Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s records
Two Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, including the panel’s chairman, asked the National Archives on Tuesday for records from Supreme Court Justice Brett...
U.S. judge dismisses one of two counts against ex-Obama lawyer Craig
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed one of two counts in an indictment against Greg Craig, a lawyer in former President Barack Obama’s administration, who...
Factbox: Mass shootings in U.S. ignite new calls for gun legislation
A cluster of recent mass shootings that killed 36 people in California, Texas and Ohio has sparked renewed calls for the U.S. Congress to pass...
Factbox: Presidential candidates back gun restrictions in wake of mass shootings
Democratic presidential candidates have demanded action on proposals to curtail gun violence in the aftermath of two mass shootings that killed 31 people in Texas...
Groups sue to block Trump administration’s expansion of rapid deportations
Advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday in an effort to block a rule published last month that expands the number of migrants who...
Factbox: Who will be Trump’s next intelligence chief?
U.S. President Donald Trump promised to move quickly to nominate a successor to Dan Coats, who leaves his position as Director of National Intelligence on...
After Texas massacre, Trump’s planned visit to border city stirs emotion
President Donald Trump’s expected visit to the Texas border city of El Paso days after a gun massacre that left 22 dead drew mixed reactions...
