A dozen Democratic members of Congress sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its effort to limit their access to detention centers housing immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, accusing the White House of inhibiting lawmakers’ oversight responsibilities. The lawsuit alleged the Trump administration had blocked attempts by Democratic lawmakers in states throughout
Brown University has cut a deal with the Trump administration to restore research grant funding to the school, in exchange for commitments on women’s sports, antisemitism and admissions practices and a promise to donate $50 million to workforce development programs. The Rhode Island-based school is now the third Ivy League university to reach a deal
The Trump administration filed a complaint Monday against Judge James Boasberg, an unusual move that follows clashes in court between the D.C.-based federal judge and the government over President Trump’s deportation policies. It’s rare for the Justice Department to formally accuse judges of misconduct. The move will kick off a long, complex review process —
Views of the economy, while still net negative, ticked back up a bit, along with more positive ratings of the stock market. Most Americans expect prices to go up in the coming months, however, which is dampening their outlook going forward and for many — especially at lower income levels — their plans for purchases.
The United States has repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said Tuesday. The department estimates that some 30,000 people from 70 countries remain in al-Hol
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants, including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly operating an illegal gambling and poker ring out of a California home that Arenas owned, according to unsealed court documents. According to an indictment that was filed on July
Washington — Senate Republicans are mulling a possible rule change to allow them to more swiftly confirm President Trump’s nominees amid Democrats’ efforts to slow the process in protest to the president’s policies. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Wednesday that interest is “growing quickly” among Senate Republicans for a change to the rules