Geneva — The United States is set on Tuesday to become the first country to fully shun a regular review of its human rights record at the U.N.’s top rights body since it was created two decades ago. The Trump administration last year pulled the U.S. out of the Human Rights Council, accusing it of…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider the constitutionality of a nearly 160-year-old federal ban on distilling liquor at home. Arguments in the case, known as Department of Justice v. McNutt, will likely take place next year, with a decision coming by late June or early July. For more than a…
President Trump’s new executive order allowing the use of red-dyed diesel on highways is aimed at lowering costs for truckers and farmers grappling with diesel prices that remain near record highs. But experts say they are skeptical that the order could deliver sweeping savings. “It might lead to savings for some, but there are a…
In the year since President Trump signed an executive order aimed at moving homeless people off the streets, federal agencies have given states a green light to expand the use of civil commitment for homeless individuals with mental illness or substance abuse problems. Pending a court challenge, the primary system of funding for organizations combating…
