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U.S. Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill as lawsuit continues
The court issued a stay that ensures access to mifepristone nationwide, reversing lower court rulings about when and how mifepristone should be available.
Abortion services to remain available at the VA after close U.S. Senate vote
The Senate vote occurred against the backdrop of another looming Supreme Court decision, expected Friday, that could limit access nationwide to mifepristone.
U.S. House approves bill seeking more information on Chinese airborne surveillance
The bill would mandate a classified briefing on all unidentified flying objects that have entered U.S. airspace since Jan. 20, 2017.
Trump hit with 34 felony counts of falsifying New York state business records
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 New York state felony offenses related to what prosecutors say were hush money payments to an adult film star.
U.S. judge rules insurers don’t have to cover many free preventive health services
The decision could affect millions of Americans’ access to no-cost preventive health care that a federal agency required health insurance companies to cover.
Members of U.S. Senate panel press financial regulators on massive bank failures
Finance officials defended their decision to prevent panic from spreading through the markets and pledged a comprehensive review is underway.
A Rhode Island Democrat exits Congress, in search of an impact no longer found in D.C.
U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline said his advocacy back home will be more effective than his spot as a minority member of the U.S. House.
DOJ memo on threats to local school boards lambasted by Republicans at U.S. House hearing
A House panel debated whether a 2021 Department of Justice memo played a role in “chilling” parents’ First Amendment rights at local public school board meetings.
As opioids overdose deaths keep rising, report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches
The 600-page report encourages lawmakers to innovate ways to stem adverse effects of addiction and increasing drug overdose deaths among Americans.
Biden says U.S. bank deposits are safe despite tumult over California bank collapse
Americans “should feel confident that their deposits will be there, if and when they need them,” President Biden said Monday.
Biden pick for U.S. archivist caught up in controversy over missing presidential documents
Republicans pressed the nominee to the National Archives on her “grossly partisan” social media posts.
White House unveils $2B in weapons for Ukraine on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
President Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv and announced $2B in weapons for Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia.