US government

FBI penetrates Russian spy in New York City using hidden recorders

The Federal Bureau of Investigation eavesdropped on meetings involving Russian intelligence personne...

Mar 10, 2016 12:45 AM EST

US government seeks to decrease prescription drug spending in the coming years

A projected amount of $457 billion was spent by the US government for prescription drugs in 2015. Th...

Mar 09, 2016 03:59 AM EST

Virginia signs Fantasy Contests Act into law, becomes the first state to legalize fantasy sports

Virginia signed into law the Fantasy Contests Act, a bill outlining how daily fantasy sports sites c...

Mar 09, 2016 01:23 AM EST

Federal appeals court partially blocks price cap on prison calls

A court has temporarily blocked new regulations that would cut the price that prison inmates pay to ...

Mar 08, 2016 01:32 AM EST

RaceTrac Petroleum Inc sues Jefferson Parish over denying gas station request

The Jefferson Parish Council has been sued over its decision to reject plans for a gas station on a ...

Feb 29, 2016 05:20 AM EST

Budget writers to close out an agreement on courts over legal funding

House and Senate justice budget writers appear within striking range of a deal to reconcile their pr...

Feb 29, 2016 05:13 AM EST

New Mexico judge approves $1 bln agreement between US government, Native American Tribes

A New Mexico Federal Judge has approved almost $1 billion settlement between the Obama Administratio...

Feb 26, 2016 10:19 AM EST

Flint water crisis update: Tentative deal reached by bipartisan group of senators

Senators from both parties reached a tentative agreement to address the water crisis in Flint, Michi...

Feb 26, 2016 12:42 AM EST

Republicans prepare legal action to stop Obama from closing Guantanamo prison

Republicans in the House of Representatives are preparing legal actions to prevent President Barack ...

Feb 25, 2016 02:59 AM EST

Obama asks Republican-led congress to give Guantanamo Bay proposal a 'fair hearing'; Lawmakers propose bills to block plan

President Barack Obama asks Republican lawmakers to be fair in hearing his proposal of closing down ...

Feb 24, 2016 03:10 AM EST

Obama’s Supreme Court Pick: US President starts work on Scalia's replacement amid political battle

President Barack Obama has started to beef up his strategy on nominating a new US Supreme Court Just...

Feb 15, 2016 09:58 PM EST

Delaware's capital murder cases on hold; Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of state's death penalty law

A Superior Court judge has halted all trials and penalty hearings in capital murder cases. Meanwhile...

Feb 02, 2016 06:47 AM EST

US Supreme Court decision could grant juvenile murders freedom

US Supreme Court made a decision to allow juveniles who committed murder a chance for their sentence...

Jan 29, 2016 12:03 AM EST

Kentucky will not submit an appeal against Noah's Ark project over tax incentive

Kentucky officials won't fight a federal court ruling that supports giving a tax incentive to a Chri...

Jan 26, 2016 10:28 PM EST

Catholics back children’s climate lawsuit against US government

The lawsuit filed by a group of 21 youths became internationally interesting as two major Catholic g...

Jan 26, 2016 08:39 AM EST

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