The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the ...

The Alien Enemies Act — part of the Alien and Sedition Acts that Congress adopted in 1798 — gives the federal government additional authority to regulate non-citizens in times of war. It has been used ...

National Archives website Congress passed the Alien Enemies Act as part of the four Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 when the U.S. was about to go to war with France. The sweeping Alien Enemies Act ...

Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, Thursday joined Democratic lawmakers to reintroduce the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, intended to repeal a nearly 230-year-old law targeting immigrants. The legislation ...

Israel has been accused of carrying out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians during the Gaza conflict in a United Nations report. It alleges a broad range of violations perpetrated against ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war ...

In an attempt to silence the Federalists’ political opponents, he signed the Sedition Act of 1798. The new law attempted to crack down on critical writings about government officials ...

They are quiet but considered acts of defiance in the face of a trade war started by the United States. "It is a small protest in the form of a coffee," he says. "What we can do is hope that they ...