Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and fellow GOP senators introduced a bill Thursday that includes resuming construction of the border wall. Risch says patrol agents have encountered nearly five million illegal immigrants at the southern border since President Biden took office. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say the department of agriculture needs more oversight…

Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) and fellow GOP senators on Thursday introduced a bill that includes resuming construction of the border wall. Risch says patrol agents have encountered nearly five million illegal immigrants at the southern border since President Joe Biden took office. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say the Department of Agriculture needs…

State courts across the country have gradually reopened for in-person proceedings, although many have yet to reach their pre-pandemic operating capacity. State attorneys can barely handle the mounting number of new cases, leaving a trail of extra work every day, all while trying to chip away at the massive backlogs accumulated during months of court…

CHICAGO—Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday. Smollett’s attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said. But Linn said they can…

Dozens detained in federal prison awaiting trial following the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building are being subject to solitary confinement, lack of required medical care, and restricted access to defense counsel, according to two attorneys and the father of a defendant. Of the close to 500 arrests made so far in connection…