The Department of Homeland Security’s policy of arresting and detaining refugees that were lawfully admitted to the US is flatly contradicted by the statute the administration says gives it such authority, a federal judge said Friday.
A pharmaceutical industry association told the US Supreme Court that an Oregon law unconstitutionally lets the government publish trade secrets—rendering them worthless—under the guise of “transparency.”
A coalition of Colorado community and tax policy groups has been cleared to start collecting signatures for a ballot initiative asking voters to establish a graduated income tax system that will lean primarily on wealthy taxpayers.
A wave of data brokers have registered with California’s data deletion platform as they prepare to erase consumers’ personal information starting in August.
Ten state attorneys general pushed back against the EPA’s draft regulation to no longer allow fees to be waived or requests to be expedited for environmental justice-related public records requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
More than a dozen states have joined the legal fray against US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping vaccine policy changes by claiming they threaten the states’ efforts to encourage vaccinations among their populations.
World Cup host cities from Kansas City to Miami are sounding the alarm over delays in federal public-safety grants with only a few months left before millions of fans descend for the world’s largest sporting event.
An aggressive White House push on health policies — which advisers to President
The town of Newburgh, NY, agreed to adopt a ranked-choice voting system as part of a settlement in a case alleging its system for electing board members dilutes the voting power of Black and Hispanic residents.
A California campaign to tax the personal wealth of billionaires is kicking into high gear, just as similar measures across the US are starting to gather steam.
Democrat Derek Tran won the Nov. 5 election in California’s 45th Congressional District over Rep. Michelle Steel (R), who conceded Wednesday.
Republican Nick Begich unseated Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, the Associated Press said Wednesday.
Democrat Janelle Bynum unseated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District, the Associated Press said Thursday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents related to his investigation and prosecution of president-elect Donald Trump.
The idea of injecting more politics into filling state supreme court seats through partisan elections has taken hold in some Republican circles, and momentum could pick up after the party’s success this week in North Carolina and Ohio.
A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.
