Under new rules approved by the Portland City Council, homeless people who camp on the state's public property and reject offers of shelter could be sentenced up to 7 days in jail or fined up to $100.
Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend some $7 million on television ads for five state Senate races they believe are pivotal in their bid to seize control of the chamber.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has announced charges against 3 men accused of targeting and soliciting sex with underage children through the use of Meta's social media platforms.
Pete McCloskey, the former California Congressman who ran for president in 1972 against incumbent Richard Nixon, has died at age 96; he is survived by his wife and four children.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of legislation further regulating online platforms' interaction with underage users.
The House is eyeing multiple avenues for cracking down on how illegal immigration could affect U.S. elections, including adding a citizenship question to the census.
The Department of Homeland Security is believed to be rolling out a new rule to allow asylum officers to begin deporting some illegal immigrants sooner.
The White House "strongly opposes" an effort in Congress to place a citizenship question on the census in order to prevent non-citizens being accounted for congressional seats.
Some legal experts say there is little to no chance that former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election case will go to trial before the November election in light of a Georgia Appeals Court decision.
U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky has ruled 2 Arkansas high school teachers cannot be prevented by the state from discussing critical race theory in their classrooms.
New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks on Wednesday told lawmakers there have been 281 reported antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents within his school system since Oct. 7.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., blasted New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks over the former Hillcrest High School principal's employment status after an antisemitic riot.
Video captured anti-Israel protesters swarming Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she celebrated her daughter's college graduation at a local restaurant.
Critics have taken aim at a potential Biden administration plan to allow Gazan refugees into the U.S., warning of dire national security risks of such a policy.
The new chairman of the House China Committee says there is an "alarming lack of urgency" from the Biden administration to adopt defensive measures to protect against threats from China