DOJ Asks Court to Lift Injunction on Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (C) leaves the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tenn., on Aug. 22, 2025. Brett Carlsen/AP Photo Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys petitioned the U.S. District Court in Maryland on Nov. 7 to lift its injunction prohibiting Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Liberia. Abrego Garcia was born in El Salvador, illegally

Senators Introduce Legislation to Combat Foreign Counterfeit Drugs

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about oversight of the Department of Justice in Washington, on Oct. 27, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Two Republican senators have introduced legislation aimed at cracking down on foreign counterfeit drugs, particularly those produced in China. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) introduced the

Congress Closes In on Ending Longest-Ever Shutdown: Key Takeaways

The Senate passed a temporary funding measure on Nov. 10 that will end the longest-ever government shutdown if approved by the House. The stalemate between Republicans and Democrats broke on Nov. 9 when eight Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to bring the agreement, forged after weeks of negotiations among a bipartisan group of senators, to

NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Fiscal Policy Veteran as Deputy Mayor

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, announces the appointment of Dean Fuleihan, center, as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff, in New York, on Nov. 10, 2025. Richard Drew/AP Photo Zohran Mamdani, the incoming democratic-socialist mayor of New York City, on Monday appointed a veteran fiscal official, Dean Fuleihan, to serve

Judge Upholds West Virginia National Guard Deployment to DC

National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A West Virginia judge on Nov. 10 allowed the state’s governor to continue deploying members of the state’s National Guard to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. In Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County Circuit