Conservative groups increasingly are using the First Amendment to challenge state laws and policies on vaccines, gender, and more, arguing they violate their religious rights and seeking to drive disputes to a receptive US Supreme Court.

The rideshare giant Uber Technologies Inc. and a powerful state trial lawyers association have ramped up their sparring over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed fixes to lower the cost of auto insurance, as the dispute stalls a final deal on New York’s multibillion-dollar budget.

California lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee Monday that would change how much of a multinational company’s foreign income is subject to the state’s income tax.

A New York State judge cast doubt on claims from Hasidic and Haredi students attending Jewish yeshivas that they have a right to a sound basic education under the state constitution during a hearing Tuesday.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Wisconsin officials Tuesday over their enforcement actions involving prediction markets, the fifth state drawing a lawsuit from the US agency charged with overseeing derivatives.

The US signaled it would stick with a naval blockade of Iranian ports, as it tries to choke-off Tehran’s oil exports and force it back to the negotiating table.

US spending on power-generation equipment for data centers may reach $65 billion by 2030, up from $2.6 billion last year, with the rapidly growing industry accounting for the largest share of the total market, according to a report Tuesday from Wood Mackenzie Ltd.

Google has reached an agreement with the US Defense Department to allow its artificial intelligence systems to be used for classified military work, according to a Pentagon official, a deal that came together as researchers at the company protested against it.

Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday tried to tie the White House’s proposed EPA budget cuts to the affordability crisis, saying the reductions will raise the costs of healthcare, gas, electricity, water, and other daily expenses.

The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing reasonably selected LBO Technology LLC to perform a $23 million task order for integrated security systems after initial awardee KriaaNet Inc. received a default termination, the GAO said in a decision released Tuesday.

Google abruptly dropped out of a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to create technology for voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarms after it was among the successful submissions, according to people briefed on the matter.

Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.

The secretary of labor’s ability to unilaterally reach settlements with mine operators under investigation for violating safety rules is in jeopardy after a federal appeals court refused to bolster that dealmaking power.

Congressional leaders on Wednesday will discuss whether and how food manufacturers should publicize evidence proving that chemicals added to products without federal review are safe for human consumption.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pushing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to provide Congress with copies of negotiated deals the Trump administration made with drug manufacturers and to make information on generic versions of drugs available on TrumpRx.

The rideshare giant Uber Technologies Inc. and a powerful state trial lawyers association have ramped up their sparring over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed fixes to lower the cost of auto insurance, as the dispute stalls a final deal on New York’s multibillion-dollar budget.

A bipartisan bill aimed at curbing the use of Chapter 11 to limit liability in mass tort cases would impose stricter standards on organizations considering bankruptcy to address child sex abuse claims.