House Armed Services chairman denies $1 billion transfer for Trump wall
The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Tuesday denied the Pentagon’s plan to shift $1 billion to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, a move that while largely symbolic, highlights the concern lawmakers have about using t…
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives, liberals differ on gerrymandering
Some conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward whether judges should have a role in curbing the contentious practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power, as the court appeare…
Federal judge ends North Carolina ban on abortions after 20 weeks
A U.S. federal court struck down North Carolina’s decades-old ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying any “week- or event-specific” abortion ban is unconstitutional.
Police give all-clear to German town halls after bomb threats
Police and sniffer dogs who searched town halls in Germany which received bomb threats overnight found nothing suspicious on Tuesday.
U.S. House panel approves measure on FBI records of Trump obstruction probe
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution directing the Justice Department to give Congress all records on a FBI obstruction of justice or counterintelligence probes against President Donald Trump.
Coast Guard still limits traffic at Houston Ship Channel, 56 vessels wait
Restrictions at the busiest U.S. energy port on Tuesday continued to affect nearby refineries and slow efforts to end a shipping bottleneck after a massive petrochemical fire and spill near Houston halted vessel traffic for several days.
U.S. Supreme Court rules for moose-hunter over Alaska park access
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled for the second time in three years in favor of an moose hunter over his challenge to a federal ban on hovercraft on National Park Service land in Alaska in a case involving federal control of public lands.
U.S. Supreme Court backs Sudan in USS Cole bombing lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday prevented American sailors injured in the deadly 2000 al Qaeda bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole from collecting $314.7 million in damages from the government of Sudan for its alleged role in the attack.
U.S. chief justice rejects bid to block ‘bump stocks’ gun ban
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday rejected a bid by gun rights activists to put on hold a ban by President Donald Trump’s administration on “bump stock” gun attachments that enable semi-automatic weapons to be fired rapidly.
OxyContin maker Purdue reaches $270 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid case: source
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company have reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing Purdue of helping fuel the opioid abuse epidemic, people famil…
