As the first Republican senator to endorse Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seen as the standard-bearer of the kind of conservative nationalism that carried the billionaire to the White House.
Read moreFrom Texas to Florida to Illinois, many of these young prosecutors are eschewing the death penalty, talking rehabilitation as much as punishment, and often refusing to charge people for minor offenses. While their numbers are small, they are taking over DA offices at a crucial moment.
Read moreThe 9th Circuit handed down the Trump administration’s latest legal defeat Monday, ruling unanimously to maintain a block on the revised travel ban. Is President Trump being denied the ‘presumption of regularity’ extended to other presidents?
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New Zealand is home to one of the highest proportions of threatened species in the world. Desperate to save its beloved wildlife, the archipelago nation is seizing on a drastic and controversial strategy: kill all the predators.
Read morePresident Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, coming just days after he reportedly requested more funds, has raised concerns that the investigation could be slowed.
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The Los Angeles River and Washington’s Anacostia River could become tests of how well communities can balance new development with opportunities for longstanding residents.
Read more‘The balance of faith and freedom, the balance of free exercise rights and … self-determination rights, are pretty fundamental questions,’ says Sen. Chris Coons, a member of the committee that will question the high court nominee, in an exclusive interview.
Read moreAmerica has a history of funding basic science at the federal level, on the notion that it pays off for society. The Trump budget challenges that view – including on climate research.
Read moreAs climate change raises the prospect of more open Arctic waters, Maine is hoping to take advantage, economically and culturally.
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Immigrants fighting deportation can be detained for more than a year without a judge’s approval. The Supreme Court will consider if that is constitutional at a time when Donald Trump could increase deportations.
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