Judge blocks State Department's planned overhaul, mass layoffs

A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked the State Department from implementing an agency-wide reorganization plan that includes nearly 2,000 layoffs.

Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to migrant smuggling charges after wrongful deportation

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. last week after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges of taking part in a conspiracy to smuggle migrants into the United States.

Judge blocks Trump administration from overhauling federal elections

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing parts of his sweeping executive order overhauling federal elections, including by requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and barring states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.

Harvey Weinstein judge declares mistrial on rape charge; third sex crimes trial planned

The judge in Harvey Weinstein's criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge Thursday, one day after Weinstein was convicted on a separate felony sex abuse charge.

Trump's ICE arrests those with immigration violations only despite crime-focused message

The number of people booked into immigration detention who have been charged only with immigration violations has jumped eightfold since President Donald Trump took office, government data shows, undercutting his anti-crime message.

Flag Day 2025: Massive D.C. military parade, hundreds of 'No Kings' protests — and Trump's 79th birthday

Saturday is Flag Day — an annual national observance that, for most Americans, comes and goes with little fanfare.

How Trump's 'big beautiful bill' could wreck Utah's groundbreaking AI laws

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" budget package could derail the state's groundbreaking artificial intelligence laws unless it is changed.

Maps: Visualizing the anti-ICE protests and government responses

(cnn) — Protests in Los Angeles — which have inspired protests in other major cities across the country — have