Officials from the Department of Justice and Department of Energy urged federal judges Monday to reverse their decision overturning a ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings in Berkeley, California.

The Justice Department's aggressive pursuit of former President Donald Trump stunned legal scholars who say it makes his case starkly different from other politicians who've been investigated but not prosecuted for mishandled government secrets.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on Monday that the conduct alleged in a federal indictment against former President Trump is "awful" and believed that there's "a lot more information to come." "It is a very tight, very detailed, evidence-laden indictment, and the conduct in there is awful," Christie said during a CNN...

The Golden Globes Awards will get new owners after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sold the rights, assets and properties of the Golden Globes to Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge. The transaction will mark the end of the HFPA, and its proceeds and HFPA’s remaining funds will go toward establishing a non-profit organization, the Golden...

The mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his Virginia elementary school teacher pleaded guilty to federal gun charges on Monday. Deja Taylor of Newport News, Va. pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of being an illegal drug user while possessing a firearm and one count of making a false statement on a...

A body was found in the wreckage of the I-95 bridge collapse near Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania State Police Department said Monday. “A body recovered from the wreckage has been turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner and Coroner. Authorities are in the process of identifying the remains,” PSP Communications Director Myles Snyder said. Officials are...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY LOCKHEED MARTIN The Big Story House lawmakers want biggest pay boost for troops in two decades House Armed Services Committee lawmakers are backing a plan to bump service members’ paychecks by 5.2 percent next year, the largest raise...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Court hears kids' climate case In a trial that started Monday, young activists in Montana are facing off against the state over climate change. © Thom Bridge/Indpendent Record via AP The lawsuit on behalf of 16...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story Lawmakers fume over PGA Tour-LIV merger Congressional pressure on the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is growing. © AP Photo/Seth Wenig/Phelan M. Ebenhack The pending merger between the two once-warring golf leagues is drawing...

Former President Trump claimed without evidence that the Biden administration was bringing a federal indictment against him because President Biden’s poll numbers have been dipping. “They're using this because they're losing in the polls. They're losing very big in the polls,” Trump said Monday in a radio interview in Miami. “We’re beating Biden by 10...