The U.S. Supreme Court suggested it was poised to block applications for permanent residency from thousands of immigrants who are living in the country under a program that gives them temporary legal status because their home nations are in crisis.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would vote for a sweeping package of pro-labor reforms approved by the House last month, a development that offers unions hope as they work to break a Senate logjam holding up their top legislative priority.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether criminal defendants waive the constitutional right to confront witnesses when they “open up the door” to certain evidence—an issue that has deeply divided the federal courts of appeal.

Nearly half of all employers cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for Covid-19-related violations are appealing the charges, a rate that is five times higher than the average for all federal workplace safety citations.

Incomplete local record-keeping may stymie EPA efforts to locate the nation’s lead pipes to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of replacing them and improving drinking water quality, authorities say.

Facebook Inc. is reiterating its call for rules on data portability as it broadens the reach of a tool letting its users transfer their information to other platforms.