WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new initiative Tuesday that will target painkiller manufacturers and distributors who overprescribe and allow the misuse of prescription drugs by addicts. The initiative, Sessions said, will tackle the opioid crisis “at its root.” The Prescription Interdiction and Litigation (PIL) Task Force …

WASHINGTON — A top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has given him no specific instructions to combat Russian meddling in the 2018 congressional elections that mirrors Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential contest aimed at helping Trump win. “I’ve never been given any specific direction to …

WASHINGTON – President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration got some help Tuesday when the Supreme Court ruled that it’s legal to detain non-citizens indefinitely, pending deportation. After reaching a 4-4 deadlock on the issue last year, the justices ruled 5-3 against a group of immigrants protesting detentions averaging 13 months. …