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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona's voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under the federal "Motor Voter" voter registration law.Federal law "precludes Arizona from requiring a federal form applicant to submit information beyond that required by the form itself," Justice Antonia Scalia wrote for the court's majority.The court was considering the legality of Arizona's requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under the federal "motor voter" registration law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which doesn't require such documentation, trumps Arizona's Proposition 200 pa...
Liz Claman reports the IMF is worried about the U.S. budget cuts, and how it will affect the economic recovery.
Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, elections in Iran are a symbolic game. Unlike the government advertisements, or propaganda, showing old footage of Iranians at ...
Former council of economic advisors chairman Glenn Hubbard weighs in on the economy and Fed.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the Veterans Affairs Department to offer credit monitoring to veterans and dependents in its computer records.That's becaus...
Australia's Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Beazley discusses how residents contribute into pension plan funds of their choosing.
Soon after a fire on a crowded commuter bus killed 47 people and injured 34, Chinese authorities offered an explanation: One of the dead had written a suicide note, ...
It was a mixed bag from the Labor Department Thursday as signs of economic resiliency from a drop in weekly jobless claims were offset by an unexpected decline in U....
Social Security Works Co-Director Nancy Altman and Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell on the future of Social Security .
FBN's Rich Edson breaks down the details of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report.
FBN’s Rich Edson reports that after 2033, Social Security will only be able to pay three-quarters of its promised benefits.
Cumberland Advisors Chairman David Kotok argues economic growth will keep Social Security and disability programs running.
A look at findings of new report
The top Republican crafting the Senate's sweeping immigration-reform legislation acknowledged Sunday the bill still has flaws, while a fellow GOP senator said their ...
Rich Edson reports that a new company wants Americans to toss paper cards in favor of plastic cards with chips installed.
Former engineer's claims sparked several lawsuits charging invasion of privacy
More transparency needed in Washington?
War drums drown out scandalmania and what will the Immigration Bill look like when it arrives in the House?
Most people don't think twice about the gender printed on their driver's license. But those "M'' or "F'' markers — and the legal and administrative prerequisites for...
Immigration attorney on the immigration bill latest