The lawsuit claims the man received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but it says he ...

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The 22nd Amendment prevents being elected president more than twice. Some legal experts point to plausible strategies for avoiding the amendment under unusual scenarios.

With two vacancies, the 3rd Circuit, a highly influential and powerful court, is evenly split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed judges.

A lawsuit led by Democratic state attorneys general and governors seeks to stop the Trump administration from cutting grant money to local health programs.

The new unit will use high-tech surveillance to target people who dump trash on city streets and commit other quality-of-life crimes.

Sen. Booker got help from fellow Democrats during a marathon speech objecting to proposed Trump administration cuts and rollbacks.

Pennsylvania travelers could be turned away from TSA checkpoints if they have not received their updated REAL ID by May 7.

Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, faces separate federal and state murder charges.