Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation law that aims to make fossil fuel companies help pay for damage caused by climate change
The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother
An Argentine emigre in Florida quickly got her newborn son a U.S. passport last year
GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow
A California sheriff who seized more than half a million election ballots says he has paused the election fraud investigation
US lawmakers express support for stalled Taiwan special defense budget
U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament
US reopens embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro
The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country
For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now
Sexual abuse allegations against the revered labor leader César Chavez have led to a swift fallout, leaving many to reconcile the legacy of a man who fought tirelessly for the rights of farmworkers
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says
The FBI says a man with an assault-style rifle who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the militant group Hezbollah and was seeking to kill many Jewish people
Small explosive device found in suburban New York neighborhood, police say
Police say a small explosive device has been found by an apartment building door in suburban New York after residents heard booms
Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges
With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock
Against the backdrop of a looming global energy crisis, rising food insecurity, and the increased frequency and intensity of heat, hurricanes, and floods fueled by global warming, Florida’s governing bodies have had a consequential, but unsurprisingly counterproductive, month. At the beginning of March, the state legislature passed a bill blocking...