Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But ...

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Judge John D. Bates ruled that he had grave concerns about the privacy issues raised but that the case did not meet the high ...

The effort to name the House Press Gallery after abolitionist Frederick Douglass is getting a push forward as Rep. Byron ...

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Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in ...

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it ...