Law

Then-President Donald Trump talks to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, right, as they walk from the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 12, 2020.

Politics & Government

All defendants in Georgia racketeering case, including Trump, have pleaded not guilty

3:02pm September 05, 2023

by Washington Desk

The 19 defendants in the case have waived their right to appear at arraignments that had been scheduled for Wednesday. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows filed his plea on Tuesday.

Jury selection to begin in Canada for a man accused of murdering a Muslim family

5:15am September 05, 2023

Prosecutors say in 2021, Nathaniel Veltman killed three generations of the Afzaal family with his pickup truck because of their religious faith. It's being called a test of Canada's terrorism laws.

Morning news brief

5:15am September 05, 2023

The Senate returns to Washington after a month-long recess. The impeachment trial of Texas' suspended attorney general begins Tuesday. A case in Canada will test the country's antiterrorism laws.

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The impeachment trial of suspended Texas attorney general to begin in state Senate

5:15am September 05, 2023

Ken Paxton faces 20 charges, including obstruction of justice, conspiracy, abuse of office and bribery — mostly involving his relationship with an Austin real estate developer and campaign donor.

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17, 2019.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces lengthy prison sentence for Jan. 6 riot

5:00am September 05, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Prosecutors want Tarrio to be sentenced to 33 years in prison for his role in conspiring with his Proud Boys lieutenants to keep former President Donald Trump in power.

Health & Safety

Pharmaceutical groups are suing the Biden administration for its Medicare plans

8:04am September 03, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Michigan Law Professor Nicholas Bagley about the lawsuits filed by pharmaceutical groups to strike down Medicare's new drug negotiating power.

State Sen. Kelli Stargel looks through redistricting maps during a Senate Committee on Reapportionment hearing on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution, a state judge ruled Saturday.

DeSantis Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

9:20pm September 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

The decision was the latest to strike down new congressional maps in Southern states over concerns that they diluted the voting power of Black residents.

Politics & Government

Congress returns and works to avoid shutdown

4:45pm September 02, 2023

The Senate and House have a narrow window to approve a funding bill to head off a government shutdown on Sept. 30.

A law requiring age verification for people visiting porn sites in Texas was struck down by a judge who says it does little protect minors from viewing sexually explicit material.

National

A Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites is unconstitutional, judge rules

9:44pm September 01, 2023

by Emma Bowman

A federal judge said the latest state law to require age verification on adult websites doesn't serve its purported purpose: protecting minors from viewing sexually explicit content.

N.C. Republicans seem poised to override the governor's veto of new voting rules

6:42pm September 01, 2023

by Rusty Jacobs

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have passed a bill to tighten voting access, and may now override the Democratic governor's veto of that legislation.

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