Cash-strapped Bureau of Prisons freezes some hiring to ‘avoid more extreme measures,’ director says
The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the crisis-plagued agency where chronic understaffing has…
Florida’s former lieutenant governor named sole finalist for university presidency
Florida’s former lieutenant governor has been named the sole finalist to become the next president of Florida International University
Wisconsin Republicans kill marijuana legalization and tax increases for millionaires
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have voted to kill most of the top spending priorities of Democratic Gov. Tony…
Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state’s congressional boundaries
Democratic voters in Wisconsin have asked the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court to throw out the battleground state’s current congressional district…
Washington’s Hispanic community fighting fear and rallying help as rumors of an ICE crackdown bubble
A flurry of rumors and unconfirmed media reports has fueled fears that agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be…
FEMA’s acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony
President Donald Trump’s administration has replaced the acting administrator of the beleaguered Federal Emergency Management Agency even as its continuing…
Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump’s crypto ventures
Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections
Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting was charged…
Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison
The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been sentenced to 12 years in prison
NY set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage
New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, a move to…