On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

A federal judge in Washington is temporarily blocking the deportation of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week could enable a Trump executive order restricting birthright citizenship. It could ...

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A federal judge briefly halted the Trump administration on Friday from placing eight migrants on a plane destined for conflict-ridden South Sudan, to give the men time to make their argument to a ...

Hector Vargas Santos thought a presidential pardon would wipe his slate clean—and maybe even his wallet. But when the former ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case over Montana's abortion law. Under the law, parents would have to give ...

The Religious Freedom Impact Award honors leaders who demonstrate “consistent, effective, and innovative leadership in ...

Rescuers in Alaska recovered the body of a 62-year-old woman who went on a hike in the mountains near Juneau after leaving ...

The Supreme Court justices gave an ominous prelude to next term, when voting rights — another pillar of a strong democracy — ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El ...