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…
Trump doubles down on Obamacare fight, asks court to overturn law
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare health care law, telling a federal appeals court it agrees with a Texas judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
Trump administration backs Texas judge who ruled Obamacare illegal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare health care law, telling a federal appeals court it agrees with a Texas judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to settle Oklahoma opioid case, source says
Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the maker of painkiller OxyContin of helping fuel an opioid abuse epidemic, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
U.S. high court to hear historic electoral map manipulation cases
Some conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward whether judges have a role in curbing the contentious practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power.
U.S. House to vote on overriding Trump veto of resolution ending border emergency
A test of Republican lawmakers’ loyalty to President Donald Trump comes on Tuesday when the House of Representatives votes on a long-shot effort to override his veto of a resolution ending the national emergency he declared to build a wall along the U…
Kamala Harris courts unions, minorities with call to raise teacher pay
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Tuesday released a plan that would use federal money to raise teachers’ salaries, in a nod to several constituencies whose help she will need to win next year’s Democratic presidential nomination – teachers unions, women and black voters.
Pentagon chief says $1 billion of funding shifted to border wall
The U.S. Department of Defense shifted $1 billion to plan and build a 57-mile section of “pedestrian fencing”, roads and lighting along the border between the United States and Mexico, the Pentagon chief said on Monday.
