Since September 25, open carry without a permit has been legal in most public spaces, with familiar carve-outs for “sensitive ...

Attorney Andrea McNairy of Brown & Crouppen explains that the U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of a ...

A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida's gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating some confusion in the ...

The response to last week's Question of the Week was so great that we can't fit them all into print. All the comments, ...

US President Donald Trump will lean on the power of in-person diplomacy on the first Asia trip of his second term as he meets with old rivals, new friends and, potentially, adversaries, while looking ...

It's Friday so that means another edition of the ECHO pub quiz. Today's set of questions marks the last before the clocks turn back this weekend and the darker nights draw in for the close of the year ...

From a policy standpoint, this is classic California: compelled by a court to open a door, the state adds complex qualifiers. Whether those qualifiers are “guardrails” or tripwires will be decided by ...

Would you be able to pass a U.S. citizenship test on America’s government and history? This week, it got harder. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began using a revised civics test Monday for ...

PHOENIX – A longer and tougher version of the U.S. citizenship test has officially taken effect, adding new hurdles for immigrants hoping to become American citizens. As the updated exam rolls out, ...

The Trump administration is making it harder for foreign nationals, even those with green cards who want to become citizens of the US, to pass the required civics test. New civics test for US ...

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USCIS implements 2025 Naturalization Civics Test for N-400 filings on Oct. 20, 2025. Test expands question bank to 128 and raises pass mark to 12 correct answers. Applicants filing before Oct. 20 keep ...