On Tuesday, the US high court had a hard time with the question of when federal contractors can be sued for defrauding the government in a case of a 19-year-old Massachusetts woman who suffered a fatal 2009 seizure at a mental health facility.
On Wednesday, the Senate approved the first energy legislation in nine years that cites steps popular to both Republicans and Democrats to modernize the power grid and speed the permitting process for liquefied natural gas exports.
Texas prison officials are reviewing the action of US Food and Drug Administration on blocking the state's efforts in acquiring and importing of drug used in executions.
The United States does not want to change the substance of a data transfer pact agreed in February with the European Commission, a senior official said, after EU privacy watchdogs voiced concerns over elements of the deal.
