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A New York federal judge has issued an order definitively blocking the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census in any form, despite the administration's insistence it has abandoned plans to add a question on the census.
Minneapolis Suburb Restores Pledge of Allegiance to City Council Meetings After Trump Joins Backlash
A Minneapolis suburb’s city council voted unanimously Monday night to reverse its decision to nix the Pledge of Allegiance from its meetings after it was met with outrage — including from President Trump.
Minnesota lawmakers and top government officials took a rare bipartisan victory lap Monday to usher in what they called the nation's strongest set of protections against wage theft, which has become a multimillion dollar problem around the state.
The decision to not file civil rights charges against Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in connection with Eric Garner's death on July 17, 2014 has elected officials and organizations criticizing the Department of Justice's ability to do its job and bring justice.
The man who challenged the “pay to stay” law covering adult prisoners is no longer facing a bill for the four years he spent in prison on a negligent homicide conviction, his lawyers said.
Eighty-five federal jobs will move to Colorado as part of a Bureau of Land Management headquarters relocation, the agency told lawmakers Tuesday.
A second gubernatorial candidate in Mississippi has stated he will not be alone with a woman who is not his wife, arguing that “appearances are important.”
In the midst of a nationwide opioid addiction crisis, New Jersey will soon require a warning label on all opioid prescriptions under a law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday.
Panelists at the Netroots Nation conference this weekend raised concerns about finding enough candidates and donors for state legislative elections.
Gov. Matt Bevin said Thursday he supports proposed legislation that would prohibit the creation of "sanctuary cities" and limit local governments' authority to enact policies prohibiting local police from cooperating with immigration officials or asking people about their immigration status.
Effective immediately, family planning clinics that are funded by taxpayers must stop referring women for abortions, the Trump administration said Monday.
County officials and sheriffs from around the U.S. are ramping up an effort to press for changes to a federal policy that strips Medicaid coverage and other federal health care benefits from people who are in jail but who have not been convicted of crimes.
'What's the Big Secret?' More States Are Hiding 911 Recordings From Families, Lawyers and the Public
Troy Phillips was repairing a propane filling station on Cape Cod one afternoon last October when his mother called, her voice frantic.
A Colorado state email account that was created to report suspected child abuse and neglect went unchecked for over four years, and five possible cases that were undiscovered until May are now being investigated, officials said.
Jeffrey Epstein, the New York financier, managed to evade federal prosecution a decade ago in a Florida sex case involving dozens of teenage girls, in part by agreeing to register as a sex offender.
Claire Sarnowski of Lake Oswego, Oregon, met Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener at a school event five years ago when she was 9 years old.
The majority of these kids likely lost their coverage because of late, incomplete or unreturned eligibility forms.
Ryan O'Neill, the officer who fatally shot Eric Logan last month, has resigned from the Police Department.
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Medicaid expansion, education funding and tax breaks are at the heart of the stalemates this year. The delays may hurt some states more than others.
The policy failed another court test, this time in New Hampshire. Despite the rulings, other states are moving forward with work requirements.
Tweet from U.S. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz after GOP Gov. Bill Lee recognized Saturday as "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day." He was also a Confederate general.
Puerto Ricans calling for the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Tens of thousands marched and rallied in Old San Juan on Wednesday in a massive protest.
Letter to the U.S. Department of Energy from Nevada's governor and U.S. senators after the agency said it may have mistakenly shipped dangerous nuclear materials to the state over the past six years.
Version of Microsoft software that thousands of election systems -- even new ones -- are using. In January 2020, Microsoft will stop automatically securing it, making those systems more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Time that people in much of Manhattan went without power on Saturday. It's unclear what caused the blackout, but the utility ruled out a cyberattack.
County clerks in Arkansas who are women. There isn't a single state in the country where women make up less than half of the county clerks.
The state of Texas alleges that San Antonio had a general policy against complying with federal authorities on immigration laws, a claim the city denies.
Mayors representing cities located on or near the U.S.-Mexico border expect to blow through $30 million Congress allocated in a recent supplemental funding bill for humanitarian costs associated with record-high numbers of migrant families arriving at the border.
Many of these new systems still run on old software that will soon be outdated and more vulnerable to hackers.
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