Supreme Court reverses lower court on qualified immunity for Vermont police sergeant who arrested protester

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Vermont state police sergeant is entitled to qualified immunity in a lawsuit brought by a protester who said she was injured when an officer used a wristlock to remove her from a sit-in at the state capitol. In a … Read more

Cornyn reverses on filibuster stance to push Trump’s SAVE Act in Senate

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In a sharp break from his long-standing defense of the Senate filibuster, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, urged Republicans Wednesday to enact “whatever changes” necessary to send a Trump-backed voter ID bill to President Donald Trump’s desk before November’s midterm elections. Cornyn, who is locked in a fierce … Read more

Border Patrol Chief Bovino says Chicago efforts ‘vindicated’ after court reverses order restricting operations

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino declared the Trump administration’s Chicago immigration crackdown “vindicated” Monday after a federal appeals court threw out a sweeping injunction that had curtailed enforcement operations in the city. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit … Read more

Justice Department reverses course and now intends to defend Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms

Washington — The Justice Department is walking back its move to end its appeals of lower-court decisions that invalidated President Trump’s executive orders targeting four law firms — just hours after it said it would drop its defense of the directives. The Justice Department informed the U.S. appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that it … Read more