Politics May 25 Block against Trump’s travel ban upheld by appeals court A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims.
Politics Jan 16 Parties, protests to take over DC for Trump’s inauguration WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation's capital for Donald Trump's inauguration and a major demonstration the day after. How many will actually arrive to party or protest is an open question.
Nation Jun 27 Court upholds federal gun ban against domestic violence offenders WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the broad reach of a federal law that bars people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from owning guns.
Nation Feb 20 Watch Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral Mass One of Scalia's nine children, the Rev. Paul Scalia, was to lead the Mass on Saturday at the nation's largest Roman Catholic church, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It can hold at least 3,500 people.
Nation Dec 17 After release from Cuba, Alan Gross voices support for new diplomatic relations Alan Gross emerged Wednesday from five years of captivity in Cuba praising the Cuban people and offering a lesson he said he learned: Freedom is not free.