Liberal law professor breaks with Obama judge over Trump lawyer crackdown: ‘I refuse to teach’ it

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Legal minds across the political spectrum are admonishing an Obama-appointed federal judge for suggesting that bar associations should look into sanctioning lawyers working for the president or the Justice Department, with one liberal constitutional law professor refusing to teach his students that such a move is acceptable. … Read more

Trump DHS threatens federal funding cutoff for states that refuse voter-roll security push

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday that states refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s election-security requirements could lose federal funding, while warning that election officials who disregard information provided by DHS could face fines, penalties or even prison time. “If the election officials, once we … Read more

Trump AG pick hangs by a thread as key GOP senators refuse to commit

Acting AG Todd Blanche faces tough confirmation hearing questions Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces intense scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing. Senators probe Blanche on the Justice Department’s independence from the White House, the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and election fraud complaints. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo offers insights … Read more

Can you refuse to pay a deceased relative’s debt?

A person’s debt doesn’t just transfer to the next of kin after death, but that doesn’t mean it disappears, either.  J Studios/Getty Images Receiving a phone call from a debt collector is generally unwelcome under any circumstances. It can be especially jarring, though, in the days after a family member’s death, when a creditor is … Read more

USPS wouldn’t deliver ballots in states that refuse to fork over mail-in voter info under proposed rule

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner indicated to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters, D-Mich., during a Wednesday hearing that under a proposed rule, if a state declined to furnish the federal government with its absentee voter list, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) … Read more

Minor league baseball team cancels Pride Night game after players refuse to wear rainbows

Minor league baseball’s York Revolution declined to play it’s Pride Night game on Thursday and opted instead to forfeit after players refused to wear uniforms that featured a rainbow design, team officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Revolution’s game against the Southern Maryland … Read more

DOJ escalates blue-state ICE standoff after states refuse key federal request

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it filed lawsuits against four Democrat-led states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to ICE agents. DOJ Civil Division Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate previously issued an ultimatum to Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, giving them until … Read more

Hundreds of Google workers urge CEO to refuse classified AI work with Pentagon

Hundreds of Google employees are urging CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse to make the company’s artificial intelligence tools available for the Pentagon in classified settings. In an open letter to the chief executive, Google workers assigned to AI systems voiced concerns about the tech giant’s ongoing negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense, saying the technology not … Read more

Dems sidestep past ‘refuse illegal orders’ demands as they challenge Trump’s Iran war authority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amid ongoing hostilities with Iran, Democrats brushed off past calls from some figures in their party for U.S. armed forces to “refuse illegal orders,” even as they broadly maintained that President Donald Trump’s use of the military is on shaky footing without lawmaker approval. “The troops are … Read more

AOC tells troops to refuse ‘illegal’ orders ahead of Trump’s looming Iran deadline

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., urged U.S. service members to “refuse illegal orders” Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out Iran’s “civilization.” “The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in response to Trump’s Truth Social post. “To every individual in the … Read more