A federal judge refused to block President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing a new policy requiring members of Congress to give a week’s notice before visiting immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., decided Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said that she and other Minnesota lawmakers were kicked out of an Immigration and Customs … Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that federal courts must apply a time limit when a party seeks to challenge a judgment as void under federal procedural rules, settling a long-running dispute among lower courts. In Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited Inc. v. Burton, the justices affirmed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth … Read more

A woman convicted for her role in a major COVID-19 pandemic fraud scheme in Minnesota is placing blame on state officials, saying regulators failed to act on warnings that could have prevented the abuse of a federally funded program. Kenneth Udoibok, the attorney for Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, stated that his client … Read more

Three days after President Donald Trump dropped a political bomb in the Louisiana Senate race by backing Republican Rep. Julia Letlow over incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, Letlow announced her campaign. Republican sources say that Letlow announced her candidacy at a private business breakfast in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday morning. And in a social … Read more

Former first lady Michelle Obama has frequently been called a racist by her detractors and others, and she appears to have earned that label once again. In a video that has since gone viral online, Obama claimed unabashedly that she tries to avoid buying clothing brands from white-owned companies. “If I hear of someone whose … Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a high-profile challenge to a Hawaii gun law that critics have dubbed the state’s “vampire rule,” reflecting its requirement that licensed handgun carriers obtain express permission before entering private property open to the public. The case, Wolford v. Lopez, centers on a 2023 Hawaiian statute that makes it … Read more

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s request to stop New York’s so-called Green Light Law. The law lets the state give driver’s licenses to people even if they can’t show that they are in the country legally. In Albany, U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci said that the Trump administration did not back up its … Read more

Federal authorities are reportedly investigating the partner of Renee Nicole Good to determine whether she interfered with an ICE officer moments before the fatal shooting in Minneapolis. The FBI developed evidence suggesting Good and her partner, Becca Good, had been following ICE officers on the day of the Jan. 7 incident, Fox News reported, citing a … Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments in a case testing President Donald Trump’s authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook, raising questions for some about the independence of the U.S. central bank versus the president’s ability to control the nation’s economic policy. The justices scheduled Wednesday’s argument as part of … Read more

A former Democratic candidate for statewide office in Georgia is now facing serious legal trouble after being arrested and charged with felony theft in connection with an incident at the Georgia State Capitol. The case has quickly drawn attention not only because of the criminal allegations themselves, but because of the broader political and regulatory … Read more