President Trump sent Congress a request Friday night for $7.9 billion to help Texas and Louisiana recover from Hurricane Harvey. The request, likely to be…
New California law will extend protections for immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California police will soon be barred from arresting crime victims or witnesses just because of actual or suspected immigration violations under…
Tennessee AG backs out of threatened immigration lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee’s attorney general on Friday cited a “human element” in abandoning a planned legal challenge of a federal program that offers…
Stormfront members bypass domain seizure to access banned neo-Nazi forums
The once-thriving message boards at Stormfront, the internet’s longest-running white nationalist site, have all but gone dark after its domain was abruptly seized last week…
HBO won’t move ahead with “Mogadishu, Minnesota” series
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – HBO says it won’t pick up “Mogadishu, Minnesota,” a proposed series about Somali immigrants. HBO announced its decision Friday. The proposed series…
Harvey price gouging punishment may backfire, economists say
Gouging has become a major fear in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, with federal and state officials warning of hell to pay for those who…
Border wall prototype contracts awarded to four companies
The administration has selected four companies to begin building prototypes for President Trump’s border wall plans, announcing the decision Thursday in what officials said was…
Texas asks federal appeals court to reinstate anti-sanctuary city law
Texas asked a federal appeals court Thursday to revive the state’s new anti-sanctuary city law, moving quickly to try to overturn a district judge’s ruling…
Donald Trump’s trade deal tactics scare negotiators
President Trump has rattled Mexico and Canada with his bare-knuckle negotiating style and threats to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement as they…
Anti-abortion activist, attorneys fined $200K over videos
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge has fined an anti-abortion activist and two of his attorneys nearly $200,000 after videos that the judge had…