A federal judge heard arguments this week on whether military troops deployed this summer by the Trump administration to Los ...

California has argued the troops violated the Posse Comitatus Act. The 1878 law generally prohibits military enforcement of domestic laws.

The provision, known as the Home Rule Act, is spelled out in Section 740 of the Constitution. In addition to spelling out ways for D.C. residents to elect a mayor and conduct city business as a ...

A federal judge in Los Angeles will soon decide on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed ...

A leading Democratic mayor has a game plan. But he also has concerns that the national party isn’t doing more to support them ...

A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued deployment of federalized members of California’s National Guard — who were originally deployed to Los ...

While redistricting has taken center stage for the moment, when lawmakers return next week they will also have a full package ...