Todd Zwillich

Fearing the outcome and lacking legal representation, Central American asylum-seekers aren't showing up to court, and are being deported in absentia.

Last week was the first time the Trump Administration announced specific rules to crackdown on sanctuary cities, and applied them to an entire grant program.  

Earl Rice, Jr. who was recently paroled after 43 years in prison after a robbery went wrong. He was 17-years-old when he was sentenced to life without parole. 

Under the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will take on affirmative action, with the goal of reducing discrimination against white students in college admissions.

Los Angeles city officials announced on Monday an agreement that would make it the host city for the 2028 Olympics. But some who oppose the deal are trying to block it from happening.

General John Kelly served more than 40 years in the U.S. military. But being President Trump's chief of staff may be his most difficult job yet. 

While a single-payer healthcare system may feel like a political fantasy now, it’s certainly not far from the minds of many Americans.

A new series from The Sporkful podcast, “Your Mom’s Food,” explores why some cultural traditions are passed down through generations, and others aren’t.

Back in 2009, Congress passed a law that requires no less than 33,400 beds in immigration centers to be “active” every night. This quota costs the U.S. about $2 billion a year. 

Actor LeVar Burton, known for his work on "Roots" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation," is launching a new podcast that taps into the appeal of his successful "Reading Rainbow" program.

Both houses of Congress have passed legislation to place new sanctions on Russia. In response, Russia is calling for the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to cut hundreds of staff members.

For an anti-trafficking children's organization in Vietnam, picking up the phone means taking responsibility for another life.

Thousands of pages of documents dating back to the 1920s indicate a history of fraudulent science and regulatory collusion between pesticide companies and the government.  

On Sunday, Venezuela voted in favor of a controversial new legislative body tasked with rewriting the constitution. At least nine people died protesting the election over the weekend. 

An AP investigation has found that the Supreme Court's ban on mandatory life without parole for juvenile homicide offenders has resulted in an uneven patchwork of state responses.

After seven years of increasingly heated rhetoric, will Senate Republicans admit defeat and begin to compromise with Democrats on a bipartisan health care bill? 

The GOP's plan to repeal-and-replace Obamacare failed in the early hours of the morning, after a surprise 'no' vote from Senator John McCain.