National politics

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step.

So far this year, nine children have died after being left unattended in vehicles.

The Supreme Court’s decision to let Montgomery County parents exempt their children from public school lessons using LGBTQIA+ books is a subtle tool of hate.

A group of parents from Montgomery County had contended that the books violated their First Amendment right to exercise their religion freely.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail amid concerns he’d be deported upon release.

The decision to bar nationwide injunctions was a victory for President Trump, who has complained about judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda.

The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days.

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago on June 26, 2015, legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S.

The Banner first reported in April about people detained by ICE who had been spending multiple days at the facility in a room.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail in Tennessee on Wednesday, only to be taken into immigration custody.

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers will cut staff and reduce the number of participants after AmeriCorps denied its request for a $4.6 million grant.

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against federal judges in Maryland over an order that blocks the immediate removal of any detained immigrant who requests a court hearing.

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday after a rocky start.

The full Democratic Caucus chose Robert Garcia shortly after Kweisi Mfume and Texas' Jasmine Crockett dropped out.

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit that in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement.

The court’s majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order, as is typical on its emergency docket. All three liberal justices dissented.

Iran announced on state television that it had attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base.

The mistaken deportation of Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador who was living in Maryland, has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

A state effort aims to find final resting spots for African American remains that were found in most cases by accident because of things like contruction projects and coastal erostion.

The secretary of defense said it was important to note that U.S. strikes did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people.