1992—Ruling on a pre-trial discovery motion in a personal injury action against cigarette manufacturers (Haines v. Liggett Group), New Jersey federal district judge H. Lee Sarokin declares…
An MTA budget hearing erupted when lawmakers clashed over a $35 million security guard contract amid a fare evasion crisis, with officials shouting over guard effectiveness.
Campaign finance disclosures show Sen. Bernie Sanders used numerous private jet services for private flights while he and AOC crisscrossed the country on their Fight Oligarchy tour.
Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization this week with flu-like symptoms has renewed attention not just to the 83-year-old's health, but to a question with significant political ramifications: What happens if Kentucky's senior senator cannot complete his term?
Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Tuesday. He was 94.
Actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt says he has a "certain kind of love for the internet," but his love does not extend to "amoral" social media companies that put profits over the well-being of their users.
President Trump called NBC "Today" host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday to express concern as the search intensifies for her 84-year-old mother, who authorities say was forcibly taken from her Tucson home over the weekend.
President Trump criticized CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office exchange Tuesday, calling her "the worst reporter" and chiding her for not smiling as she pressed him about newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Two Senate Democrats are questioning what they describe as the Trump administration's closed-door decisions on excluding certain sectors from the president's tariffs, allowing relief largely for those with political connections.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed Republicans' challenge to California's new congressional map, delivering a significant boost to Democrats' hopes of taking control of the U.S. House in November's elections.
