The law is set to take effect in January, allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous.

Proponents say the proposals would safeguard elections, but opponents believe they are intended to make voting more difficult.

The next piece of the puzzle for the group hoping to get the U.S. Supreme Court to establish greater regulations on money in elections was laid on Wednesday. Two appeals were filed in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston after a federal district court in July ruled that a 2024 Maine law overwhelmingly

The Department of Homeland Security announced today it plans to stop issuing automatic work permit extensions for many immigrants who have applied for permit renewals.

An immigration activist participates in a rally near the U.S. Supreme Court as they demonstrate to highlight immigrant essential worker rights, on May 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) A number of prominent politicians have ...

During an interview, the senate candidate addressed a tattoo he received years ago of an image resembling a Nazi symbol and controversial online comments he made in the past.

When it comes to women’s equality, Maine outshines all but three other states — and boasts one of the smallest income gaps — in a barometer by personal finance website WalletHub. To determine where women in the United States receive the most equal ...

The Coast Guard says it received more than 3,200 comments from the public, and will now do more analysis of the aids to navigation (ATON) system.

All but two of the 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution were supported by Dallas County early voters, according to unofficial voting returns released Tuesday, as voters across Dallas-Fort Worth also weighed in on a slate of local measures and a few contests for local and state offices.