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The Constitution is held by a member of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2016.

An attorney general explains how states will fight Trump's birthright citizenship ban

The Trump administration is "twisting itself in knots" in trying to limit birthright citizenship and focus on deportations, argues New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).

Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency in response to bird flu

So far, no person-to-person transmission of bird flu has been detected. The state of emergency is meant to streamline and expedite the state’s response.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. She's accusing FEMA officials of discriminating against Florida hurricane victims who support President-elect Donald Trump.

Florida sues FEMA for discrimination accusing it of denying aid to Trump supporters

Fla. Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell, and a former FEMA supervisor for violating Floridians' civil rights after hurricanes.

U.S. Steel filed a lawsuit to defend its $15 billion sale to Nippon Steel of Japan. President Biden moved to block the sale on Friday, but the companies accuse Biden of playing politics and violating their due process rights.

U.S. Steel sues to salvage its sale to Japan's Nippon Steel

U.S. Steel and its would-be Japanese suitor filed twin lawsuits Monday to defend their $15 billion merger. President Biden issued an order on Friday to block the deal, citing national security concerns.

A protester participates in a “wage strike" demonstration on May 26th, 2021 in Washington, DC.

It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25

Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, the federal minimum wage went up from $6.55 per hour to $7.25. It hasn't budged since.

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma

The court reversed the state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday but signaled that rate cuts could come soon if inflation continues to moderate.

The Federal Reserve is getting closer to cutting interest rates

The Fed kept interest rates unchanged at the highest in more than two decades. Investors are betting it will start to lower rates at its next meeting in September.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks turing a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Why Trump's tariff promises will be hard to keep

President-elect Donald Trump has said his tariffs will raise revenues, boost U.S. jobs, and help stop the drug trade. But some of these goals are at odds with the others.

A person stands near a tent in the Paradise Hills neighborhood of San Diego, California on February 6, 2024.

Here's what the Supreme Court’s homelessness ruling means for South Bay

The decision overturns years of legal protections for unhoused residents, giving California cities broad power to fine or arrest people for sleeping in public.

Former Illinois Gov. and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich speaks to the press outside of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in August 2021 in Chicago.

Trump pardons disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.

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