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 Republican-controlled legislature in Alabama passed a new congressional map Friday that included one majority-Black district, but didn’t add a second—despite the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state to draw two districts with majority-Black populations or “something...

A federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday barred parts of the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about broad swaths of content online, a ruling that could curtail efforts to combat false and misleading...

Even as it has ushered in sweeping changes to American law and society – on abortion, gun rights and affirmative action – the U.S. Supreme Court has kept tabs on another issue of keen interest to its conservative majority: keeping federal...

A watchdog group called for an investigation after the Army Corps of Engineers awarded a large no-bid contract to build a small stretch of border wall to a company owned by a major Republican donor. The Army Corps of...

A new study in California has found the number of people infected with coronavirus may be tens of times higher than previously thought. The study from Stanford University, which was released Friday and has yet to be peer...

President Trump on Saturday predicted a surging death toll in what he said may be “the toughest week” of the coronavirus pandemic before also dispensing unproven medical advice. He suggested again that Americans might be able to congregate...

US President Donald Trump has said he would delay a planned US hike in tariffs scheduled for March 1, citing progress in trade talks with Beijing. He described recent meetings as “very productive.” US President Donald...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergencyto get funding for his border wall. Speaking in a televised address in the White House Rose Garden, he said: “The order has been signed...

Democratic and Republican negotiators have agreed to finance construction of new barriers along the US-Mexico border as part of a deal to avoid another government shutdown. The tentative agreement allocates nearly $1.4bn to border security, far less than...

When it comes to Twitter, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress last November, beats every other US politician hands, nose and elbows down. She has built one of the most engaged followings...