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Supreme Court upholds President Trump's travel ban against majority-Muslim countries

Several judges went further, arguing that campaign promises should be off-limits, or at least dwarfed by government actions that are not overtly discriminatory.

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US supreme court upholds Trump's travel ban

Blow to anti-discrimination advocates as justices rule 5-4 in favor of Trump administration after months of legal battle

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Seventeen states sue Trump administration over family separations

States including New York, California and Washington filed lawsuits accusing government of denying people their rights
 

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Judge orders US to reunite families separated at border within 30 days

Federal ruling also prevents officials splitting up families who crossed the US-Mexico border illegally
 

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Anthony Kennedy: US supreme court justice to retire

Kennedy, 81, has provided crucial swing votes on progressive issues and retirement gives Trump another judicial pick
 

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President Trump says process to replace Kennedy on Supreme Court will 'begin immediately'

President Donald Trump says he'll "immediately" begin a search for new Supreme Court justice after Anthony Kennedy announces his retirement Wednesday. Trump describes Kennedy as a man of "tremendous vision." (June 27) AP
 

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28-year-old who scored historic primary election victory seeks 'generational change'

Fresh off her surprise victory over Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's 14th Congressional District, 28-year-old Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued that "we need to see a generational change in leadership" in an interview on ABC News' "Powerhouse Politics" podcast.

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Supreme Court: Why a fight over US abortion law now looms

Anthony Kennedy was a swing vote on the US Supreme Court, albeit one that frequently tilted to the right. Replacing him with a solidly conservative justice, however, could have a significant impact on US jurisprudence - and politics - for decades to come.

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Multiple people dead in US newspaper office shooting

AN INTERN at a local newspaper tweeted desperately for help as a shooter attacked his office. Five people were shot dead.

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5 killed, several injured in shooting at Capital Gazette newsroom in Maryland

  • Five people were killed and several were "gravely injured" in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Capital Gazette's newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, police said.
  • One suspect, described by officials as a white man, possibly in his late 30s, is in custody. Police haven't released information about a possible motive.
  • Newsroom employees have been tweeting details of the shooting, with one reporter saying the gunman shot through a glass door and opened fire on employees.

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Suspect in Maryland newspaper to appear on 5 murder charges

 Several others injured in Annapolis, Maryland with suspect charged and due in court on Friday morning 

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Suspect in Maryland newsroom rampage charged with murder

A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun and killed five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in US history.

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Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh

Trump: Kavanaugh is "one of the finest and sharpest legal minds of our time"

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Trump's 'incredible' Air Force One to be red, white and blue, cost $3.9 billion

It’s official, Air Force One is going to be more patriotic than ever before. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story.

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Missouri: at least 13 dead after tourist boat capsizes on Table Rock Lake

Four people are missing after an amphibious vehicle capsized with more than 30 on board, including children

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North Korea Has Handed Over The Remains Of US Soldiers Killed In The Korean War

The Pentagon said 55 cases of remains were transferred from North Korea to the US and departed on a US military plane.

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