ALBANY — State Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday backed a legislative proposal that she said is needed to better ...

The attorneys general of 20 Democratic states hit the Trump administration with a lawsuit over recent cuts to the Department of Education.

While not unprecedented, it is highly unusual for a president to visit the Justice Department in person. Trump had repeatedly criticized the department during his campaign, calling prosecutions ...

School systems across the country are bracing for cuts as the Trump administration dismantles the Department of Education, but if New York City is any example, the concerns don't end with federal ...

James filed the suit in a federal court in Massachusetts, where she claimed the terminations were “illegal and unconstitutional.” ...

ALBANY — New York is seeking to halt President Donald J. Trump’s plan to scale down and eliminate the federal Department of ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced new state legislation to ban unfair and abusive business practices, giving state regulators broader authority to crack down on consumer abuses.

A new bill would shore up consumer protections as state officials argue the federal government is rolling back its own ...

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau frozen, consumers will have to rely on their state AGs and regulators when they have complaints.

A New York man who prosecutors said traveled to Goose Creek to have sex with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to prison.

Washington is one of 21 states suing Trump Thursday after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers.