A federal appeals court on Friday reversed course in the border wall lawsuit, delivering a potential win to House Democrats who sued over President Donald Trump’s transfer of Defense Department funds to construct the wall.
DHS mandates state and local spending on domestic terrorism prevention
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The Department of Homeland Security will require state and local grant recipients to spend funding on domestic violent extremism prevention efforts, the department announced Thursday. For the first time, the departm...
Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit
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Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end "discriminatory" testosterone limits imposed on female athletes. Semenya is hyperandrogenous -- ek ...
Jill Biden gives Kelly Clarkson advice on her divorce
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Jill Biden offered Kelly Clarkson advice amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. The first lady appeared on "Die Kelly Clarkson Show," telling Clarkson to look forward to the future. The singer filed for divorce ...
Lawmakers to revive proposal for federal commission tasked with examining America’s history of racism
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Two Democratic lawmakers will reintroduce legislation Thursday calling for the formation of the first federal racial justice commission tasked with examining the country's history of systemic racism against Black pe...
Texas bakery gives away thousands of dollars in groceries to help those hardest hit by storms
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The owners of a local bakery in Austin, Texas, are helping their community dig out from the devastating winter storms that struck last week by donating thousands of dollars' worth of food to those in need. The stor...
Donald Trump Jr.. deposed by DC attorney general as part of inaugural funds lawsuit
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Donald Trump Jr.. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general's lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according to a new court filing. In a court document dated Tuesday, DC Attorney Ge...
Die Chinese hof beveel die man om die vrou te betaal $7,700 vir huishoudelike werk in 'n egskeidingsaak
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'N Hof in China het 'n man beveel om sy voormalige vrou duisende dollars in vergoeding te betaal vir huishoudelike werk wat sy tydens hul huwelik van vyf jaar opgedoen het., in 'n belangrike egskeidingsuitspraak wat aanleiding gegee het tot bespreking ...
In one morning, the Supreme Court looked to rid itself of the Trump era
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Donald Trump took a drubbing at the Supreme Court on Monday, as the justices in a flurry of orders dealt critical blows to his efforts to shield his tax records from a New York prosecutor and his oft-repeated false ...
Supreme Court refuses to take up Stormy Daniels appeal in defamation case against Trump
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Washington The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a defamation case that the adult movie actress known as Stormy Daniels filed against former President Donald Trump, leaving in place lower court rulings that...
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump administration’s public charge rule
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Washington The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case brought by various groups and state and local officials challenging a Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status ...
Sanders says $15 minimum wage not ‘incidental’ to federal budget as its place in Covid relief bill questioned
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Sy. Bernie Sanders argued Saturday that raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour isn't "incidental" to the federal budget, despite skepticism from Capitol Hill and the White House of its future in the President's ...