Constitutional scholars say President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a border wall stands on shaky legal authority -- but he might win in court.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to hear a case that will determine whether a question about citizenship will be on the 2020 Census.

President Donald Trump signed a bill to avert a government shutdown after declaring a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border to secure wall funding.

A budget standoff prompted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Friday to call for snap general elections in two months -- the third country's general election in four years.

Journalist and Time magazine's 2018 Person of the Year was released from jail Thursday after posting bail for cyber libel, a charge seen by freedom of speech advocates as a way to muzzle the media.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar leans on her Midwestern background to set herself apart from the growing list of Democrats seeking to unseat President Donald Trump.

A U.N. court ruled Wednesday it can hear a request by Iran to thaw $2 billion worth of assets frozen by the United States for past crimes attributed to Tehran.

Brazil's Supreme Court suspended two criminal actions against President Jair Bolsonaro over charges including "apology of rape," G1 reported.

Catalan separatist leaders went on trial Tuesday before the Spanish Supreme Court, where they face charges stemming from Catalonia's failed bid for independence.

A Massachusetts woman began her 15-month prison sentence after being convicted for sending texts to urge her then-boyfriend to kill himself.

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar officially announced Sunday that she will run for president in the 2020 election.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said he has not interfered with Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Domineque Ray was executed Thursday night in Alabama following the Supreme Court siding against his argument that his religious rights were being violated.

The Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana abortion law that opponents said would limit the state to a single doctor who could perform the procedure.

President Donald Trump promised to protect religious liberty in the United States and around the world at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.