Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping abortion bill Friday that would have banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restricted access to medication abortion and made it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion in the state.
A federal judge signaled Friday that she'll likely allow a group of Georgia voters to move forward with their constitutional challenge against GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which claims she can't run for reelection because she aided the January 6 insurrectionists.
Ali Alexander, a key figure in the "Stop the Steal" movement following the 2020 presidential election, says he has received a grand jury subpoena and has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's investigation of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Prosecutors told a judge Friday that they still don't know a motive for two men charged with impersonating federal agents, whether they are connected to any foreign government or whether they received anything from the federal agents they allegedly duped.
Pennsylvania's television viewers have been inundated with attack ads in the state's Republican primary for the US Senate. And some of those attack ads have featured misleading claims.
There's still time to claim a third stimulus payment worth up to $1,400 per person. Eligible taxpayers who didn't receive the payment or may be due more money than they initially received are allowed to claim a tax credit on their 2021 federal tax return by the April 18 deadline.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his reelection effort, the first gubernatorial candidate in the Sunshine State -- and perhaps the entire country -- to reach the nine-figure milestone solely through donations.
President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Ketanji Brown Jackson will deliver remarks at the White House today on the judge's historic Supreme Court confirmation. Watch live and follow the latest news updates here.
President Joe Biden on Friday will host an event at the White House to mark the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
The jury deliberating the fate of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appears to have reached verdicts on some counts.
A leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to two felony charges in one of the most prominent criminal cases against an organized far-right group that participated in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
It's impossible to overstate how joyously layered this moment is. On Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the US Supreme Court, after a bipartisan group of senators voted earlier this week to advance her nomination.
Democratic Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ed Markey on Thursday said they're optimistic that members of their party can still come together in the Senate to strike a deal on a climate and economic tax package this year.
The top US military general this week endorsed creating permanent US bases in Eastern Europe as a response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, saying that American bases on NATO's eastern flank would act as a deterrent to Moscow.
The succession of Ketanji Brown Jackson, age 51, for Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, will add a shot of youthfulness to the Supreme Court and may present an opportunity for a reset at an institution whose reputation has slipped.
Brandeis University professor Anita Hill said Thursday that Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the US Supreme Court marked an "important cultural moment" for the court and the country.
Ketanji Brown Jackson's shattering of a racial glass ceiling, in a week also marked by the naked ambition of the Republicans who smeared her, the delusional demagoguery of an ex-President and a touch of the bizarre, reflected an historic and extreme Washington age.
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