The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 11 asylum seekers who have been returned to Mexico, alleges Border Patrol agents did not assess whether the migrants had reason to "fear for their lives."

While the president has far-reaching powers in a state of emergency, experts say Trump could face legal challenges over specific provisions.

Research shows anti-vaxxers have stoked public resistance to vaccination and increased rates of vaccine-preventable diseases across the country.

Many of the Trump administration's own policies undermine this goal.

In his State of the Union address, Trump is likely to claim that his strategy balanced trade policy. But the state of the trade war indicates otherwise.

The Lancet Commission proposes a tax on red meat as one method to fight the "syndemic."

Surveys show the number of uninsured Americans is increasing for the first time since Obamacare's rollout.

The Supreme Court has allowed the ban to take effect, in a win for the Trump administration—and a loss for thousands of active transgender service members.

The presidential candidate has an interesting record of championing reform while working within political constraints.

Climate change and development have undoubtedly increased fire risk in California, but if utilities don't pay the damages, someone else will.

Some Americans feel government shutdowns more acutely than others.

Open enrollment for ACA plans and some state Medicaid programs ends December 15th.

The proposal would endanger watersheds that sustain wildlife and supply drinking water for millions of Americans.

After a fierce partisan fight, Congress has reached an agreement on SNAP, forestry, and conservation programs.

An investigation by Pacific Standard and the Guardian revealed the full extent to which Ryan Zinke's Department of the Interior favored industry over conservation.

Turnout levels appear to have been high—and high numbers of Latinxs told their friends and families to vote too.

Anyone who enters the U.S. has a right to claim asylum, but the process isn't easy.

Most of them say Trump is to blame for rising pessimism and fear.

A new report reveals disorganization and a lack of communication between the government agencies responsible for apprehending undocumented migrants and caring for migrant children separated from their families.

Aurelia Skipwith is a biologist and lawyer who's been with the Department of the Interior since April of 2017.

Aid Access will mail the two-drug cocktail used across the world to women in the United States.

Preliminary estimates of the damage are just coming in.

The rule will impede family-based immigration, but its perceived effects are already widespread—and perhaps even more dangerous.

Unprepared for the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, overwhelmed border officials illegally detained children in unfit facilities, among other failures.