Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice

President Trump is racing to win the court battle over his mail-in voting rules by asking the Supreme Court to weigh in. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is trying to sell this Congress by saying it's the "most productive" in history.

In an emergency request, the Justice Department asked the ⁠Supreme Court to lift Boston-based U.S. ⁠District Judge Indira Talwani's order temporarily preventing the USPS from enforcing the new rule, which it adopted following an executive ⁠order by the Republican president to restrict mail-in ballots.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to carry out a plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case are trying to decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy. Jurors could not agree on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children

"I don't feel I have any choice but to declare a mistrial," the judge in the case said. By HuffPost Video

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial officially declared a mistrial Friday after the jury couldn't agree on a verdict.

Hawaii could face its second hurricane impact in a matter of weeks, as Hurricane Lowell threatens communities still recovering from Hurricane Lala.

The system is still hundreds of miles to the south, but this weekend it could make an abrupt turn to the north.

Experts and residents were closely watching the storm on Friday, looking for signs of its final path. “It’s too close for comfort,” one said.

Hurricane Lowell will pass the westernmost Hawaiian islands next week, but the intensity of impacts will depend on how close the storm gets to the islands.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into Tesla's deployment of approximately 1,000 Cybercab vehicles in Austin, Texas, that have no steering wheels or brake pedals.

Tesla Inc. rolled out the Cybercab for its robotaxi service almost two years after the driverless car was unveiled, advancing Elon Musk’s futuristic vision while drawing fresh scrutiny from US auto regulators.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it ​has opened an audit into about ‌1,000 Tesla Cybercab vehicles, examining the process and technical data the EV maker relied on to ​claim compliance with federal vehicle safety ​standards.

The gold-colored, driverless car features butterfly doors and a spare interior with seating for two — but no steering wheel or pedals.

An ICE agent charged with lying to investigators made his first appearance in court as prosecutors said they will not seek to have him detained.

The Justice Department charged an ICE officer with allegedly lying to investigators after the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota.

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - An immigration officer ⁠has ⁠been indicted by a federal grand jury ⁠on charges of making false statements about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minnesota ​during a deportation surge last winter,

The case is the first known instance of the Justice Department seeking to prosecute a federal immigration officer for their actions during the operation.

Some Minnesota groups are demanding action after a mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon. Three people died, including the suspected shooter, in the incident near 15 East Grant Street.

He had threatened his neighbors, repeatedly showed off his pistol, and warned he was planning to shoot people, according to building residents, court documents and law enforcement officials.

Minnesota officials identified the two civilians killed and the Minneapolis police officers injured during Wednesday’s deadly apartment shooting.

Chilling video shows the moment police race to confront a gunman who opened fire inside his apartment building in downtown Minneapolis, killing two and wounding five – including two officers.