He said the legal right to kill U.S. citizens overseas without benefit of a trial was based in Congress’ authorization to use all necessary and appropriate force against the perpetrators of 9/11 or those who helped them and the president’s power “to protect the...
Good news for those who believe in the Second Amendment: Maryland residents do not have to provide a “good and substantial reason” to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state’s requirements for...
Big News!! The Group of Eight meeting will be moved to Camp David, according to the White House, but the gathering of NATO allies and the International Security Assistance Force will go on in Chicago as planned in mid-May. Camp David will more closely approximate the...
The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how U.S. laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas who engage in terrorism against their home country, a source familiar with the matter said, months after a drone strike killed a U.S.-born cleric who...
Chicago celebrated its 175th birthday Sunday to the tune of protest rants. A small group shouted during part of the ceremony about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close six mental health clinics in the city. As the mayor stood beside a colorful birthday cake and...