A police officer was accused of spying for China. The charges were dropped, but...
Baimadajie Angwang thought he would be reinstated to his dream job as a New York City police officer after federal prosecutors dropped criminal charges...
Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into pond, police say
Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died...
Congressional leaders sell $1.2 trillion spending package to members before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders from both parties looked to put a positive light on a $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working...
Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has become a prime destination for conservatives pursuing legal strategies to bolster...
A Nebraska bill to subject librarians to charges for giving ‘obscene material’ to children...
A bill that would have held school librarians and teachers criminally responsible for providing “obscene material” to Nebraska students in grades K-12 failed to...
SEC climate rule prompts a rush to sue. Experts say companies are likely to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule requiring companies to disclose some emissions and climate-related information was barely passed before...
A Nebraska senator who name-checked a colleague while reading about rape is under investigation
A Republican Nebraska lawmaker who stirred a firestorm of controversy by repeatedly name-checking a fellow senator while reading a graphic account of rape from...
Judge says Michael Cohen may have committed perjury, refuses to end his probation early
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Michael Cohen committed perjury under oath, giving fresh support to former President Donald Trump’s...
As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers across the country were already jockeying to push their states deeper into immigration enforcement when the Supreme Court,...
Budget Office report credits immigration and spending deals with improved outlook despite huge debt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the federal government to be awash in debt over the next...
