Gun-rights advocates scored a notable win last week when a judge blocked the enforcement of a Chicago suburb’s new ban on semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity…
Mitch McConnell has a chance to reduce the cycle of crime
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Do you think the United States Senate is sufficiently tough on crime? Are you? I used to be a “lock ’em up and throw…
Paul Ryan seeks Donald Trump’s assurance on immigration compromise
Republican leaders have invited President Trump to visit Capitol Hill this week to try to repair the damage he did when he said he wouldn’t…
China responds to Donald Trump moves by scrapping surplus trade agreement
Mere hours after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, Beijing hit back, escalating the trade dispute between the…
The Latest: SUV in fatal Texas crash suspected of smuggling
BIG WELLS, Texas (AP) – The Latest on the fatal SUV crash in South Texas (all times local): 7:10 p.m. The U.S. Border Patrol says…
The Latest: Wyden: Immigration policy ‘makes zero sense’
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) – The Latest on a visit by Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation to a federal prison where immigrants from Latin America…
Officials: Vietnamese man dies in ICE custody in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say a Vietnamese man has died in custody in Arizona while awaiting deportation. ICE said on…
Jury still deliberating in bribery trial of former lobbyist
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A federal prosecutor says a jury hasn’t reached a verdict in the Kentucky trial of lobbyist James Sullivan in a federal…
Chinese immigrant with American family fears deportation
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York immigrant with a young American family fears he’ll be deported to his native China after being arrested when…
Parkland students, activists registering voters in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago anti-violence activists and a group of Florida high school shooting survivors fanned out across the city’s South Side on Saturday, knocking…