Volkswagen (VW) reached additional settlements with US state attorneys general on Thursday for emissions standards fraud. In addition to a $4.3 billion settlement agreement that VW reached with the US Department of Justice [official...
Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration Thursday over the Keystone XL pipeline . In their complaints, the groups argued that the State Department violated the National Environmental Policy Act [text,...
North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) , commonly known as the "bathroom bill," was repealed on Thursday. Governor Roy Cooper signed HB142 , which repeals HB2, after the legislature passed the bill ...
Attorney General Edgar Veytia of the state of Nayarit, Mexico, has been arrested on charges of international narcotics trafficking conspiracy, according to court documents filed by federal officials on Tuesday. The gist of the grand jury indictment...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii granted the state of Hawaii's request on Wednesday to convert the temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban [executive...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force for combating drug addiction that will be led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and...
The city of Seattle filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump's administration, arguing that their designation as a "sanctuary city" should not prevent them from receiving federal funds, as required by Executive Order 13768 . Seattle asked...
William Baroni and Bridget Kelly, former high-ranking officials in Chris Christie's New Jersey Governorship, were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in what has come to be known as 'Bridgegate.' Baroni, former deputy executive director of the...
The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to postpone ruling on the Obama administration's climate change regulations. This request came after President Donald Trump signed [JURIST...
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Tuesday vetoed Senate Bill 330 , an attempt to clarify the right-to-work law passed last year. Justice says the issue is currently before the courts and the process should not...