ACLU and migrant rights groups sue over Biden’s asylum crackdown

The American Civil Liberties Union and several migrant rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday targeting President Biden’s recently announced crackdown on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, challenging the legality of his restrictive immigration policy change just a week after it was enacted.  The 29-page lawsuit is the first legal action against Mr. Biden’s attempt to

Republican-led IVF bill blocked as Democrats push their own legislation

Washington — A Senate Democrat blocked a Republican-led effort to pass legislation aimed at protecting access to in vitro fertilization on Wednesday amid dueling pushes to safeguard access to the procedure after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling brought the issue center stage earlier this year.  Two Senate Republicans, Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Katie Britt

House Votes to Hold AG Garland in Contempt of Congress

House Republicans sought audio tapes of the president’s interviews with special counsel Hur. Biden has invoked executive privilege over the tapes. WASHINGTON—The House on June 12 voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to produce audio tapes of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special

Karine Jean-Pierre Won’t Rule Out Commuting Hunter Biden’s Sentence

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday would not rule out the possibility of President Joe Biden commuting his son Hunter Biden’s sentence after he was convicted this week on three felony charges in a federal gun trial. Speaking to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Italy for a G7 summit,

Biden Returns to Europe to Attend G7 Summit, Meet with Zelenskyy

President Biden plans to sign a bilateral security agreement with the Ukrainian president in Italy during the leaders’ summit. PUGLIA, Italy—President Joe Biden is heading to Europe on Wednesday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit, which will take place in southern Italy from June 13–15. The summit will be held in Puglia, also

Russian Warships Dock in Havana, Miles From US Coast

Four Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, entered Havana harbor on Wednesday in a show of force just 100 miles from the Florida coast. The detachment includes the frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the submarine Kazan, both capable of launching long-range missiles, which the crew of the Gorshkov trained for en route to Cuba, according to