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Protestors for and against abortion packed a hallway of Georgia's Capitol before a hearing on a bill that would ban all abortions.
The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate.
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a global trade war — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.
Election officials, state attorneys general and legal experts say President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to reshape election processes throughout the U.S. will likely face legal challenges for violating the Constitution.
The Social Security Administration said Wednesday that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income who are not able to use agency’s online portal, can complete their claim entirely over the phone instead of at an office.
A House Republican pushing the Trump administration's government efficiency efforts has called for dismantling and defunding the nation's public broadcast system following a contentious public hearing on Wednesday.
Trump administration officials are struggling to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain.
The head of the agency investigating the deadly midair collision that killed 67 said Wednesday that someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital beforehand and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is supporting the conservative candidate in the race to fill a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which could ultimately decide a Tesla lawsuit.
A federal judge in Maryland says he will extend a temporary order requiring the Trump administration to bring back federal workers who were fired as the president seeks to dramatically downsize the federal workforce.
Democrat James Andrew Malone has narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities.
Constitutional challenges are expected for President Donald Trump's order to overhaul U.S. elections.
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.
Researchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administration’s demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut.
The attempts by President Donald Trump and some of his administration’s top leaders to downplay a security breach that revealed military strike plans to a journalist stand in stark contrast to their reaction to Hillary Clinton’s use of a home server as secretary of state.
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. is vast in scope and holds the potential to reorder the voting landscape across the country, even as it faces almost certain litigation.
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban.
The Republican National Committee has launched a massive effort to probe voter registration lists nationwide amid a broader strategy to seize on voter rolls to question the integrity of elections.
Delaware lawmakers are putting aside protests from big investors and approving fast-tracked legislation that backers say will protect its status as the world's corporate capital.
Washington is roiled by the news that one of President Donald Trump’s top aides added a journalist to a group chat discussing military plans.
Kansas is shrinking what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail.
Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary.
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned a former business partner of Hunter Biden who was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to defraud a Native American tribe.
The Florida House and Senate on Tuesday continued moving forward with a proposal that would provide an exemption to the state’s voter-approved minimum wage for certain workers in on-the-job training.
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump’s crypto empire is expanding with the recent announcements of a new dollar-backed stablecoin and investment funds for digital assets.
The Democrats are in a state of disarray and can’t get their messaging straight. The latest polls have President Donald Trump underwater. And people in the U.S. are drowning in a sea of economic uncertainty. Political analyst Daniel Cronrath joins Bruce Hamilton to discuss the cyclical nature of politics, voter attitudes and the economy -- and the lessons history teaches us.
President Donald Trump has nominated a Republican attorney who was once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds and who has a history of launching investigations against abortion clinics to lead the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.
Florida lawmakers are looking to children to fill low-wage jobs left open by the undocumented immigration crackdown, CNN reports. According to the network, Senate Bill 918 would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts.
Total spending on Wisconsin’s pivotal Supreme Court race has reached more than $81 million, including more than $17 million by groups funded by Trump adviser Elon Musk.
European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year even as overall sales of EVs grew.
A Florida Senate Committee is considering a bill filed by a local lawmaker that would keep insurance companies from relying on artificial intelligence to deny claims.
A federal judge is considering whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.
As colleges and universities respond to Trump administration directives to change how they operate, educators worry that fewer international students will want to study in the U.S.
As the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida district will be among the first to put the president’s agenda to an electoral test.
A manager of President Donald Trump's successful 2024 campaign is suing the Daily Beast for defamation for its stories on how much he earned.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by trimming the state’s budget by $300 million.
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.
Answering for America has become an increasingly delicate experience under Trump 2.0, a dozen U.S. citizens in other countries have told The Associated Press in recent weeks.
The death of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love has brought renewed attention to an aggressive form of brain cancer that killed her at age 49.
The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat is quickly becoming a referendum on the Trump administration and a test of enthusiasm on both sides.
President Donald Trump named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Monday morning with Idaho Gov. Brad Little in Boise.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.
The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black majority district.
Lawyers have delivered opening statements in the trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted last year of accepting bribes of cash and gold.
In an updated report, The Associated Press has cataloged at least 147 state lawmakers in a total of 44 states who have been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct since 2017.
In an updated report, The Associated Press has cataloged at least 147 state lawmakers in a total of 44 states who have been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct since 2017.
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday evening that the state had returned millions of dollars in funding back to the federal government. DeSantis posted the news to social media, revealing a letter from his office to the U.S. Department of Treasury stating that Florida is returning $878,112,000 in taxpayer dollars back to the federal government as part of DOGE’s efforts.
Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown.
During the first Trump administration, many journalists worried most about being called “fake news.”.
Efforts by New Mexico lawmakers to contain violent crime took center stage Saturday at the conclusion of an annual legislative session — just hours after three people were killed and 15 injured in an outburst of gunfire at a public park in Las Cruces.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to rally Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump’s administration.
The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages.
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is trying to chart a path for national Democrats to counter President Donald Trump.
Abortion has been top of mind for many voters casting early ballots in the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
New Hampshire has tested out its new law requiring people to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote.
Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.
President Donald Trump is calling on his supporters to vote for a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court who already had the full-throated backing of Trump’s billionaire adviser Elon Musk.
The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts.
The Trump administration is ending a key program providing legal help to migrant children entering the country alone, raising concerns they'll be forced to navigate the complex legal system alone.
Major League Baseball has removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to possible federal action against organizations using DEI programs in contravention of his administration’s interpretation of civil rights law.
A Trump Cabinet secretary violated the law when he told TV viewers this week to buy Tesla stock, but it's not clear that anything will be done about it.
A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges.”.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”.
A federal judge says Friday he will “get to the bottom” of whether President Donald Trump’s administration defied his order blocking deportation flights.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September that her publisher is billing as an invitation for “readers to see the Supreme Court through the lens of her experience.”.
Voters in two Pennsylvania state legislative districts will elect new members in special elections Tuesday.
Democratic lawmakers are courting online content creators, podcasters and celebrities in a bid to find new ways to boost their message to voters.
Republican U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy says the country risks drifting toward authoritarianism if the executive branch isn't brought under control.
U.S. authorities have arrested and detained Canadian and European travelers at U.S. borders in recent weeks.
President Donald Trump says war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests.
Since it was created in 1979, the Education Department has enjoyed enough bipartisan support to keep it in business, with some Republicans even embracing its role in funding and shaping public schools.
Newly released material from documents associated with President John F. Kennedy's assassination show that a key adviser wanted to break up the CIA after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump.
A review of Iowa’s voter rolls shows 35 people who are not U.S. citizens were among more than 1.6 million Iowa voters who cast ballots in the 2024 general election, despite being ineligible to vote.
The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan.
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the state's public universities.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations.
The John F. Kennedy assassination documents released this week disclosed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers.
A Florida bill aimed at helping investigators catch hit-and-run drivers may also require cars in the state to have two license plates, according to News4JAX sister station WKMG.
States and cities across the country are grappling with how to stay on the right side of government transparency laws as the use of encrypted messaging apps becomes more widespread.
President Donald Trump’s own words keep getting used against him in court while he faces lawsuits challenging his aggressive agenda.
An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department.
The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients has drawn ire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are concerned that the government is placing barriers in front of people seeking to access their benefits.
