As California's outdoor marijuana growing season nears its end for 2012, state and federal drug officials are reporting a sharp decline in crop seizures for the second year in a row.
The Homeland Security Department’s beleaguered watchdog might close a troubled Texas office amid a federal probe into its agents’ investigative practices.
In an unusual twist, a federal appellate court this week pressed the Obama administration on whether the government will follow its own highly publicized policy of using discretion when reviewing deportation cases.