A momentous political showdown in Tennessee lays bare a new chapter in US politics
Tennessee Republicans' ruthless use of their state House supermajority to expel two young Black lawmakers for breaching decorum exposed a…
Kansas lawmakers override governor’s veto to enact anti-trans sports ban
Transgender women and girls in Kansas will no longer be allowed to compete on sports teams from kindergarten through college…
Record number of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced this year
At least 417 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the United States since the start of the…
Conservatives sour on bipartisan TikTok ban, cite concerns about government overreach
Conservative backlash against the bipartisan RESTRICT Act is growing as some would-be supporters of the anti TikTok legislation signal concerns…
Abortion foes take aim at ballot initiatives in next phase of post-Dobbs political fights
After a string of recent ballot-box victories for abortion rights groups, opponents of the procedure are redoubling their efforts --…
Ron DeSantis is targeting the free speech protections that might save Fox News
As Fox News faces legal peril over its coverage of Donald Trump's 2020 election lies, one of its most featured…
Another political hush-money case offers clues to a possible Donald Trump defense
If Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a pre-election payment to porn star Stormy…
Kentucky governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for youth
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday vetoed a Republican-led bill that would prohibit transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care,…
Teenager arrested for allegedly paralyzing woman in robbery attack had bail cut in half after defense argued his family couldn’t afford it
A Houston, Texas, judge cut the bail in half of the teenager arrested for allegedly paralyzing a Vietnamese woman during…
Here’s why Janet Yellen doesn’t think prioritizing payments would avoid a debt ceiling debacle
At some point later this year, the US will not be able to pay all of its obligations on time…