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Federal appeals court calls Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ limits unlawful

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that the Biden administration lacked authority to adopt a regulation aimed at reining…

Appeals court temporarily lifts Trump’s gag order as he fights the restrictions on his speech

A federal appeals court temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington…

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a…

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Mohammadi received the prize for…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville says U.S. military not an ‘equal opportunity employer’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican and former football coach, said Tuesday that the U.S. military is “not…

The wage gap costs women $1.6 trillion a year, new report finds. Here’s how to get the pay you deserve

The wage gap costs women in the U.S. about $1.6 trillion a year, a new report finds. Women earned 78…

Special counsel Jack Smith requests Trump be banned from talking about witnesses or evidence in Jan. 6 federal case

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a federal judge to bar former President Donald Trump from publicly…

Trump, DeSantis go head-to-head at key conservative group summits in DC

Former President Donald Trump is set to deliver a pair of headline speeches Friday night at two socially conservative Christian…

Federal court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case

A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against…

Treasury sanctions Russian FSB operatives in 2020 poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday issued new sanctions against Russian security operatives for the 2020…