Senate Democrats issued a subpoena to conservative legal advocate Leonard Leo on Thursday as part of their inquiry into a series of ethics controversies surrounding allegations of lavish travel and gifts provided to justices.

Arizona's highest court reinstated a nearly comprehensive ban on abortions, citing a law dating back to 1864, pre-dating statehood and women's suffrage.

US President Joe Biden issued some of his sternest criticism yet of Israel's war on Hamas, calling its approach a "mistake" as the country faces a Wednesday court deadline to prove it is not throttling aid to hunger-stricken Gaza.

Israel faces a Wednesday deadline to present to the country's top court measures to increase aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, where hunger is spreading after more than six months of war.

X owner Elon Musk is under investigation in Brazil after he accused a Supreme Court judge of censoring social networks, calling him a "dictator" and vowing to disobey rulings blocking users found to be spreading disinformation.

Colombia's prosecutors announced Tuesday they would try influential ex-president Alvaro Uribe for alleged witness tampering in what will be the first trial of a former head of state in the country's history.

The battle against climate change is increasingly being fought in the courtroom, as national governments, specific laws and individual companies are targeted over their role in the crisis -- sometimes successfully.

Former Vice President Mike Pence publicly criticized former President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of adopting a vague stance on abortion policy.

Biden responded with a statement, saying Trump is "lying" and, if given the opportunity, would sign a national ban into law. "Trump is scrambling" to limit the political damage, Biden said. "He is -- more than anyone in America -- responsible for creating the cruelty and the chaos that has enveloped America."

US President Joe Biden unveiled fresh plans Monday to reduce student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, in bid to win over young voters as he seeks reelection in November.

This marks the second phase of President Biden's efforts to tackle student debt, a central promise during his 2020 campaign.

Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November election's most contentious issues.

Former President Donald Trump has announced plans to reveal his highly anticipated abortion policy, hinting at a compromise stance that could ignite controversy from various quarters.

In an order seen by AFP, Judge Alexandre de Moraes accused the owner of X of "criminal instrumentalization" of the platform.

Biden's forthcoming plan is expected to broaden federal student loan relief to specific yet-to-be-identified groups of borrowers under the Higher Education Act.

Democrats blitzed target states Tuesday with a campaign to mobilize voters on reproductive rights ahead of November's US election, highlighting efforts by Donald Trump and the Republicans to curb abortion access.

US President Joe Biden criticized Tuesday an "outrageous" Florida supreme court ruling that paved the way for six-week abortion ban, seizing on an issue that the Democrat hopes could boost his reelection chances.

The state's Supreme Court upheld Florida's existing 15-week abortion ban, thereby activating a six-week abortion ban passed by the state legislators last year. The law will be implemented within 30 days.

Channel arrivals on small boats to the UK hit a record in the first quarter of 2024 with a nearly 42 percent rise over last year, the interior ministry said Monday.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte slammed raids on her home and office Saturday after authorities carried out overnight searches in a corruption probe centered on Rolex watches she has been wearing publicly.

Ahead of the 60th anniversary of Brazil's last military coup, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled events honoring its victims, seeking to show unity with the army after several officers were linked to an alleged plot to keep him from power.

A New York judge has issued a gag order against former President Donald Trump, prohibiting him from making statements about potential witnesses in an upcoming criminal trial regarding hush money payments.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to reject restrictions imposed by a lower court on an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies.

Both conservative and liberal justices questioned whether the plaintiffs could show direct injury merely because they object to abortion.

Facing a total of 88 felony charges in four separate federal and state cases, Donald Trump is employing a simple tactic that has always served him well in the past -- running out the clock.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn Tuesday if he can mount a likely final UK challenge against extradition to the United States to stand trial for publishing secret military and diplomatic files.

The upcoming Supreme Court case on mifepristone access in abortion procedures sparks contentious debates that strike at the heart of the controversial issue.

Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further.

Disgraced crypto magnate Do Kwon was released from Montenegrin detention, but he was reportedly transferred to a foreigners' center, a move that his attorney called "illegal."

Brazilian police on Sunday arrested three current and former officials who allegedly masterminded the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco.