Lawmakers may have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a biometric identification card all U.S. workers would eventually be required to obtain.
Under orders from the L.A. City Council, the city is pulling its money out of financial institutions it deems are not cooperating with foreclosure prevention efforts.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he vetoed the largest piece of legislation in a package of budget bills because it did not take immediate steps to cut spending.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says the scene at this year's State of the Union address by President Obama was "very troubling," and he wonders if justices should attend in the future.
Momentum to fix the roundly-criticized "hole in the ground" has stalled as city officials battle developer Larry Silverstein, who received billions in insurance money after 9/11.
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