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Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
51 minutes ago
Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs51 minutes ago
Trump in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts51 minutes ago
House Republicans will turn to K-12 schools in latest antisemitism probe14 minutes ago
US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says2 hours ago
Biden condemns the 'ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world'6 hours ago
Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump hush money trial6 hours ago
Rep. Greene lays out list of demands of Speaker Johnson6 hours ago
Bernie Sanders says Gaza may be Joe Biden's Vietnam. But he's ready to battle for Biden over Trump1 day ago
In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war12 hours ago
New York judge blocks amendment barring discrimination on gender identity and pregnancy outcomes10 hours ago
Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric1 day ago
Spartz fends off Republican rivals to win contentious Indiana congressional primary2 hours ago
Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate1 day ago
Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan6 hours ago
Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership9 hours ago
Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention13 hours ago
House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio1 day ago
Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress6 days ago
Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers6 days ago
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war6 days ago
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson6 days ago
Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear12 days ago
Key moments in the Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care13 days ago
What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump14 days ago
Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next15 days ago
Donald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and muttered as Stormy Daniels described the unexpected sex she says they had in a hotel nearly two decades ago.14 minutes ago
Porn actor Stormy Daniels has testified at Donald Trump's New York hush money trial about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential election a decade later.51 minutes ago
The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.2 hours ago
Alabama lawmakers have approved legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare.2 hours ago
An Alabama Senate committee has delayed action on a proposed revamp of the state ethics law after opposition from both the state attorney general and the head of the state ethics commission.2 hours ago
A third-term city council member in south Mississippi is leaving office after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge related to running a business that sold illegal drugs.2 hours ago
An antiwar activist says a U.S. congressman from Mississippi knocked a cellphone out of her hand as she asked about the Israel-Hamas war.5 hours ago
Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports.5 hours ago
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana's abortion ban.5 hours ago
Republican lawmakers are advancing a $3 billion tax cut, their newly unveiled counterproposal to a budget proposal from Democratic Gov.6 hours ago
Seven more Republican states are suing to challenge a new federal regulation to protect transgender student rights.6 hours ago
Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature has nixed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms.6 hours ago
The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a Democratic plan to spend at least $360 million in remaining federal COVID-19 pandemic funds on key areas, including higher education, not-for-profit social service agencies, municipal aid and children's mental health.2 hours ago
Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation that makes additional changes to Georgia's election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state.7 hours ago
The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a man's murder convictions in the 2018 shooting deaths of three people near the community of Dixon.7 hours ago
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for utilities to finish building a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River refuge.9 hours ago
A panel of federal judges say the Louisiana Legislature must pass a new election map by June 3 or face having the court impose one on the state.6 hours ago
A small group of lawmakers in South Carolina has rekindled debate on a bill that would limit how topics like race can be taught in public school K-12 classrooms.10 hours ago
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature's audit committee have voted to launch a probe of diversity initiatives across state government.10 hours ago
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson and far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have met for a second day at the Capitol as they try to figure out an off-ramp to her threat for a vote on the motion to remove him from office.6 hours ago
Donald Trump's attorneys have unsuccessfully pushed for a mistrial during the testimony of porn actor Stormy Daniels.2 hours ago
TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, are suing the U.S. government over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it's sold to an approved buyer.6 hours ago
The University of Kentucky senate has issued a vote of no confidence in President Eli Capilouto, but the school's Board of Trustees issued a statement afterward saying it "unequivocally supports" him.13 hours ago
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization announced Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.5 hours ago
Donald Trump is not the president, but that doesn't stop many of his most loyal supporters and even his lawyers from calling him the commander-in-chief.12 hours ago
The U.S. Air Force says a 23-year-old airman supporting its Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, was shot and killed during an incident involving the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.5 hours ago
A Minnesota Senate ethics panel has deferred further action on a complaint against a lawmaker who's charged with burglary until after her next court date.1 hour ago
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Democratic congressman running for Georgia State Supreme Court filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming a state agency is unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about abortion.1 day ago
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes.1 day ago
Federal judges who threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a new mostly Black district have told state lawyers to determine whether the Legislature could draw up a new map in time for this year's elections.1 day ago
A Tennessee-based sanitation company is agreeing to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities.1 day ago
After massive downpours flooded California's rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state has reported the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.1 day ago
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin's new wolf management plan.1 day ago