A new executive order issued on Monday tightens the scope of the controversial policy, excluding those who already hold valid visas.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepped aside from the Russia investigation on Thursday amid questions about his contacts with Moscow’s ambassador during the election.
A new book challenges the popular understanding of how the U.S. prison population skyrocketed.
Trump’s attorney general talked twice with the Russian ambassador during the campaign. Can he still oversee investigations that reportedly include his own conduct?
Republican lawmakers in more than a dozen states are mulling bills that target recent protesting tactics.
The U.S. Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, overturns a death-penalty sentence after an expert witness testified the defendant was more likely to commit future crimes because he is black.
New Homeland Security Department memos prioritize almost all undocumented immigrants for deportation, order the hiring of 10,000 more agents, and more.
The Justice Department said Thursday it would issue a revised version of its controversial travel ban after federal judges blocked its implementation.
In a letter to the White House, the government agency warns that “there is strong reason to believe that Ms. Conway has violated the Standards of Conduct.”
The Ninth Circuit’s ruling Thursday leaves the president with multiple options to move forward.
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously upheld a restraining order blocking the federal government from enforcing the president’s controversial ban.
The president’s choice to fill a Supreme Court vacancy offered a harsh assessment in a meeting with a senator on Wednesday.
In some states, justices of the peace don’t need a law degree to put defendants behind bars.
After his travel ban is rebuked by the courts, the president attacks the legitimacy of a “so-called judge” who issued a ruling blocking the order.
In what could be one of his most enduring legacies, the president announced Tuesday night he had selected the 49-year-old federal judge to fill Antonin Scalia’s vacant seat.
Donald Trump dismissed the acting attorney general for insubordination, after she refused to defend his immigration order in court.
At Dulles International Airport on Sunday, lawyers and activists feared federal officials were ignoring court decisions staying the president’s executive order restricting travel from several mostly Muslim nations.
Despite a flurry of court injunctions, the status of specific provisions remained unclear on Sunday.
A draft executive order reportedly outlines a major shift in U.S. policy toward immigrants from Muslim-majority countries and refugees.
President Trump is vowing to “send in the Feds,” but researchers aren’t convinced they understand the rise, or how to stop it.