West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Monday, in what has been called a “largely symbolic” move. The bill defines being “born alive” as “the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of the fetus, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a [...]

The Corte Constitucional, Colombia’s highest judicial body, on Monday dismissed a high-profile abortion case, declining to rule on the issue. The move effectively preserves the legal status quo for abortion rights in Colombia, with access to abortion only in cases of threats to the mother’s life, rape or fatal medical problems for the fetus. The [...]

The Trump Administration on Monday instituted a personnel cap on certain Chinese-controlled state media outlets operating in the United States—specifically, the five entities that were designated by the US State Department as foreign missions of the People’s Republic of China. This cap limits the number of Chinese citizens permitted to work for these organizations in [...]

The UN Commission of Inquiry said in its report on Monday that Russia is responsible for war crimes in the ongoing Syrian conflict. The report’s findings were based on investigations conducted from July 11to January 10. According to the report, Russian aircraft was involved in two incidents of bombings in civilian areas. The report also [...]

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced in a speech to the National Congress on Sunday that he plans to present a bill to legalize abortion within the next 10 days. Currently in Argentina, abortion is only available in cases of rape or when the mother’s health is at risk, otherwise having an abortion can result in [...]

The US Supreme Court denied a petition Monday by bump-stock owners and gun advocacy groups to hear a case challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on bump stocks. The plaintiffs, which include Damien Guedes and the Firearms Policy Foundation, had petitioned the court after a lower court’s decision to uphold Trump’s ban on bump stock devices. [...]

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Monday, including a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate. In California v. Texas, consolidated with Texas v. California, the court will hear arguments on the ACA to determine (1) whether the individual mandate to purchase minimum essential coverage is severable from the remainder [...]

Ken Cuccinelli’s appointment as the acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was ruled unlawful on Sunday by a federal judge for the United States District Court of Columbia. Judge Randolph Moss cited the appointments clause in Article II of the Constitution in his opinion, stating that the clause requires that any principal [...]

Three groups filed suit against the Trump administration on Friday in federal court over the administration’s use of funds allocated to the Department of Defense for border wall construction. The Trump administration has announced its plan to use $3.6 billion in military construction funds and $2.5 billion in other military funds for wall construction. The [...]

The US announced on Saturday that it has agreed to terms with the Taliban to end the 19-year war in Afghanistan. In the peace agreement, the US has promised to decrease troop presence in Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban has agreed to sever all ties with international terror groups. The US will surveil Taliban compliance [...]