WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to speed the reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I drug, a significant change that would not federally legalize ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying “illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals” as weapons of mass destruction — though it was not immediately clear what ...

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As the Department of Energy issues a third order prolonging operations for a coal plant in west Michigan slated to close in June, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested a stay on the ...

A federal appeals court has blocked a lower-court ruling that sought to limit how immigration agents can use force during Chicago-area enforcement operations, calling the judge’s order "overbroad" and ...

CHICAGO — A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted an order restricting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it "overbroad" and "too prescriptive.

A federal appeals court has paused a sweeping order that restricts federal immigration agents’ use of force across Chicago and the suburbs following a series of aggressive raids led by Border Patrol ...

The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to halt a judge's order limiting federal agents' use of force during the ongoing immigration enforcement operation in Chicago. In seeking an ...

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against federal immigration agents over their use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, telling lawyers for the Trump administration she found their ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily paused a judge’s order requiring Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to provide daily, in-person updates on immigration enforcement activities in ...

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