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Federal judges ruled that an Islamic teacher’s statements goading men in Virginia to join an overseas militant group were ...

Trump issued several clemencies during the first year of his second term, many targeted at criminal cases federal prosecutors ...

There has been a flurry of litigation lately about Arkansas political candidates who may have committed crimes in the past. It's something that could get a candidate kicked off the ballot or thrown ...

An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities.

In recent days, Minneapolis has seen tense protests against the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents to the ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.

His recent comments come in response to ongoing protests over the killing of a Minneapolis mother by an ICE agent.

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What does the Insurrection Act allow presidents to do? Trump wants to use it to send troops in response to protests after ICE ...

The United States invaded Venezuela late Friday, in a mission called “Operation Absolute Resolve.” The invasion, which ...

America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals and titles of monarchy. Why would we fall for royal trappings ...