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A federal climate jobs program could hire 20,000 workers this year
The American Climate Corps is modeled after a New Deal-era program that hired millions of men to co…
Catherine Boudreau
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UK, Japan condemn terrorist attack in Russia, offer condolences to families of victims
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has condemned the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall near Mosc…
ANI
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These 40 House Republicans voted against millions of dollars in federal funding that they secured for their districts
Rep. Lauren Boebert voted against what she called the "Swamp Omnibus," even though her district wil…
Bryan Metzger
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New review database takes aim at some of the most protected bosses in America: state and federal judges
Creator Aliza Shatzman says the Legal Accountability Project database aims to diminish the culture …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Trump said abortion laws should be left to the states: 'It's all about will of the people'
Former President Donald Trump's Supreme Court picks led to Roe v. Wade getting overturned in mid-20…
Madison Hall
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George Santos has violated a federal ethics law — again — by failing to file his annual financial disclosure on time
Santos is now several days late in filing his annual disclosure, a violation of the Ethics in Gover…
Bryan Metzger
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A union for Boeing workers is set to give them training on whistleblower laws, saying staff are being punished for speaking out
The SPEEA said its members continue to report being punished for speaking up about safety concerns.
Pete Syme
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Aubrey Plaza's satirical ad for 'wood milk' violated federal law, a new complaint says
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine said that the "Got Milk?" advert illegally took a…
Alex Bitter
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Old, unused, and 'twisty' — meet the obscure NY election-conspiracy law that just might get Trump convicted
Prosecutors this week said their "entire case" rests on an obscure NY election-conspiracy law. Expe…
Laura Italiano
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How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday
A bill honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968, but it took 32 years for all 5…
Sonam Sheth
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These 4 GOP senators voted to rip away millions of dollars in federal funding that they had secured for their home states
The vote was unsuccessful, and most of those senators voted for the bill's final passage. But it's …
Bryan Metzger
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Democrats' choice to replace George Santos is lukewarm on abortion, violated federal law over 300 times with his stock trades, and once said Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill is 'common sense'
Former Rep. Tom Suozzi, a more moderate Democrat, previously launched an unsuccessful bid for gover…
Bryan Metzger
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Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops
Two DC men launched a laughably elaborate plot to impersonate federal cops. Here's an update on the…
Laura Italiano
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Oklahoma's lax marijuana laws made it a green utopia for the cannabis industry. Then came the mass murder.
Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in…
Matt Stroud
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Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan
Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a jud…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Almost every single US state has considered laws to abolish daylight-saving time
Polls show that more than 62% of Americans are in favor of doing away with daylight-savings time an…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A federal judge says Florida's new anti-drag law threatens free speech and can't be enforced, at least for now
Florida's anti-drag law was "specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers,…
Charles R. Davis,Kimberly Leo…
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A major student-loan company has 'illegally' tried to collect payments from borrowers whose balances were already wiped out through bankruptcy, a federal watchdog alleges in a new lawsuit
The CFPB sued student-loan company PHEAA, accusing it of ignoring borrowers' bankruptcy discharges …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Harvard Law professor says it was 'unbelievably juvenile' for Trump's legal team to cite the infamous 'Scottsboro Boys' case as they pushed for a federal election interference trial in 2026
District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected the Trump legal team's arguments for more time, and set the f…
John L. Dorman
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Trump may have broken these 8 federal laws
Trump's legal troubles are piling up as the Justice Department and the January 6 committee are look…