Here are the top stories from the U.S. government this past week. In an overnight vote Thursday, House Republicans passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" by a margin of 215 to 214.

Franklin County judge says the timing of Ohio AG Dave Yost’s prosecution against a 30-year lawful immigrant of the U.S. is “fishy." ...

There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026. These elections are in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida ...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting ...

Three assists by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby helped Canada rout Latvia, 7-1, in a preliminary round game in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship ...

She reportedly collected more than $125,000 through the fraud scheme and used the money for luxury purchases, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill. Priscilla Jackson, 40, of Prairieville was ...

The Trump administration has spent the past ... U.S. attorney in Washington has raised questions about whether he had legitimate legal authority to do so. Under a federal law, the attorney general ...

Source: Wikipedia/Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons In a move that puts Big Tech on notice, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ...

Before becoming pontiff, the first US-born pope was not shy about criticising President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance - social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in ...

Days before the rapper’s federal trial for sex trafficking and racketeering is set to begin, his lawyer Marc Agnifilo made a statement about the 55-year-old’s past romantic relationship. “ ...