• Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’ with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon. Roberts said the nation’s founding documents remain “firm and unshaken,” a reference to a century-old […]
  • Montana’s Supreme Court dismisses misconduct case against the state’s attorney general
    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a misconduct case against the state’s attorney general after he defied court orders in a dispute over a law that gave the governor more power over the judiciary. A court-appointed panel last year found that Attorney General Austin Knudsen repeatedly attacked the integrity of the […]
  • Trump administration orders a Colorado coal-fired power generator to stay open
    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date. Compliance will cost Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and the other owners of the Craig Station power plant […]
  • US military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs, killing three people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. The statement by U.S. Southern Command, which oversees South America, did not reveal where the attacks occurred. Previous attacks have been in the Caribbean Sea and […]
  • Trump administration terminates lease for Washington’s 3 public golf courses
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piece of the nation’s capital. The National Links Trust, the nonprofit that has operated Washington’s three public courses on federal land […]