International

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban against citizens from six Muslim-majority nations just hours before it was due to go into effect. It was the second time a Trump order seeking to temporarily limit U.S. entry from Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by a federal

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday Congress is going to “flex its muscle” if the Justice Department doesn’t start to provide answers on President Trump’s claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped phones in Trump Tower during last year’s campaign. Mr. Graham said he hasn’t heard back from DOJ or the FBI on whether there’s any

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — This could be the year the Republican-led Florida Legislature succeeds in enacting a controversial change to the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law that prosecutors warn could lead to a flood of self-defense claims and would force state attorneys to essentially try cases twice. For the second consecutive session, Florida senators on Wednesday

WASHINGTON — The leading members of the House Intelligence Committee haven’t seen and don’t expect to see any evidence backing up President Donald Trump’s allegations that Trump Tower was wiretapped during last year’s presidential campaign. With the committee scheduled to take its first public testimony Monday in its investigation of Russian meddling in the election,

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has officially passed the so-called bathroom bill, a controversial measure that has divided lawmakers and caused an uproar in the LGBT community. After more than 4 { hours of debate Tuesday, the bill was given preliminary approval by a vote of 21-10, mostly along party lines. One Democrat, Sen.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point Wednesday in a widely expected move. For the first time since the Great Recession, the central bank sounds serious about raising interest rates, and additional rate hikes are possible this year and into 2018. The next opportunity for the Fed to tinker with interest rates will

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved two anti-abortion priority measures that would prohibit certain procedures and the donation of fetal tissue. The upper chamber passed one bill that would ban “partial-birth” abortions and the donation of fetal tissue for research, sending it to the House for consideration. Lawmakers then gave preliminary approval