
Federal judge halts construction on Keystone XL pipeline citing environmental impact
In a major setback to U.S. energy policy, but a win for environmental advocates, a…read more→
In a major setback to U.S. energy policy, but a win for environmental advocates, a…read more→
Legal wrangling over the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was extended…read more→
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its April jobs report last week revealing the…read more→
The White House announced Tuesday, Dec. 19, it planned to temporarily suspend operation of its…read more→
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has revealed no evidence exists to support President Trump’s claim…read more→
President Trump’s latest approval ratings were released Saturday by Gallup, showing less than 40 percent…read more→
New national polls released over the weekend show President Trump’s job approval rating has declined…read more→
Results from a new Pew Research Center survey released Monday shows that public “confidence” in…read more→
In a long-expected move, the Trump administration on Friday rolled out minor refinements to former President…read more→
UPDATE — 6/16, 2:16 p.m. EDT: Donald Trump announced the reversal of some Obama administration policy reforms…read more→
UPDATE 2 — 5/18, 2:08 p.m. EDT: 29-year-old Chelsea Manning tweeted a picture of herself for…read more→
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, born Bradley Manning, is scheduled to be released from…read more→
Once blasted as “the worst deal ever negotiated” on the campaign trail by Donald Trump,…read more→
The Trump administration has decided to keep White House visitor logs confidential, a change in…read more→
UPDATE — 4:27 p.m. EDT: Responding to Congress’ passage of a bill reversing federal internet privacy…read more→
In a 6–2 judgement Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court curbed a president’s power to fill certain government…read more→
In compliance with an Obama-era agreement with Russia, the U.S. Air Force is near completion…read more→
The Department of Education (DOE) has invalidated a rule issued in 2015 which prohibited firms involved…read more→
UPDATE — 2:49 p.m. EST: Despite a previous report to the contrary, U.S. Attorney for New…read more→
UPDATE 2 — 3/8, 10:28 a.m. EST: According to media sources, Barack Obama was “irked and exasperated”…read more→
The White House nullified an Obama administration directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students…read more→
Four days following the confirmation of Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA, it has been…read more→
Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday revealed January payrolls increased to…read more→
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told a joint Senate-House Republican retreat in Philadelphia Wednesday that plans to…read more→
UPDATE 2 — 1/27, 9:53 a.m. EST: According to a Palestinian adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas,…read more→
With Barack Obama’s White House tenure now officially over, serious political observers will begin to…read more→
In a final, parting shot at Congress on his last day in the Oval Office, President…read more→
UPDATE — 2:58 p.m. EST: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán appeared in a New York federal courtroom…read more→
For the third year in a row, scientists have recorded record-high temperatures around globe. 2016…read more→
In what could be motivated in part by President Obama’s grant of clemency to former…read more→
UPDATE — 1/19, 8:05 a.m. EST: President Obama addressed the commutation of Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence…read more→
With days remaining in President Obama’s White House term, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has signed…read more→
A report by the Department of Homeland Security released Dec. 30 and subsequent analysis by…read more→
Ahead of New York businessman Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, President Obama has negotiated an agreement…read more→
After eight years of regulation and late-measures to set aside federal land barring it from oil…read more→
In a not unusual move, President-elect Donald Trump has issued instructions to politically-appointed ambassadors serving…read more→
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly jobs report Friday revealing December 2016 produced…read more→
Refusing to back away from a mountain of late regulations President Obama has issued since…read more→
In expected plans to strip down the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Vice-President-elect Mike Pence has…read more→
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the Russian government hacked the Democratic National Committee and…read more→
After 18 months of speculation the Russian Federation was responsible for a series of cyberhacks intended…read more→
Against the backdrop of an election defeat for Hillary Clinton and the leadership of the…read more→
North Korea will test ICBM: In a surprise announcement, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un…read more→
President Obama designated two large and historically significant areas of land in Nevada and Utah…read more→
Impeached and removed from office by the Illinois Senate on Jan. 29, 2009, and barred…read more→