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The logo of of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as Unification Church, is seen on the wall of the the building housing its headquarters in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Japan’s government is convening a meeting of religious affairs council Thursday to ask experts to decide whether to seek a court order to revoke legal status from the Unification Church, whose devious fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party have triggered public outrage. (Kyodo News via AP)

Unification Church dispute over funds gets day in court in D.C.

An appeals court in the District grappled Tuesday with a thorny case involving control of $3 billion in assets of the Unification Church and whether judges are violating the First Amendment if they try to settle the dispute over how the money was used.

February 11, 2025
In this Dec. 3, 2014, photo cars wait to enter the United States from Tijuana, Mexico through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Border officer charged with drug dealing, migrant smuggling

An officer with Customs and Border Protection has been arrested and faces drug dealing and migrant smuggling charges after prosecutors say he repeatedly waved smuggling vehicles into the U.S. through his job at a port of entry.

February 11, 2025
Then-House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. He is now the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House rushes to extend statute of limitations for pandemic fraud

A top House Republican announced new legislation Tuesday to double the statute of limitations on pandemic unemployment fraud to 10 years and urged fellow lawmakers to move fast, saying they have to act by March 27 or else lose the chance.

February 11, 2025
People protest outside the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)

Judges’ rulings block Trump’s ambitious agenda

President Trump emerged victorious in a D.C. courtroom when a judge shot down an attempt by the ACLU to restart a Biden-era "parole" program for unauthorized migrants. That was a lonely win in otherwise legal disasters for Mr. Trump as federal judges leap to block his aggressive agenda.

February 9, 2025
A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s attempt to shut down USAID

A federal judge said Friday he is putting at least a short-term stop to President Trump's plans to place thousands of employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave, dealing another legal setback to the new administration's attempt to reshape the government bureaucracy.

February 7, 2025
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk as they disrupt the federal government, including dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, which administers foreign aid approved by Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Labor unions sue to stop Trump’s USAID shutdown

Two labor unions sued Thursday to try to stop President Trump's takedown of the U.S. Agency for International Development, arguing he's gone well beyond the presidency's powers.

February 6, 2025