The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American Airlines -- both based in Texas -- have started advocating against it, arguing that it restricts…
As President Joe Biden launches a new era of judicial appointments, the old guard of the bench is in its twilight.The judges of the Ronald Reagan era who pioneered the modern conservative revolution in American law are down to just…
About 8 million low-income people were eligible for stimulus payments last year but never received the money, raising concerns about getting the latest round of help to those most in need -- yet there's no sign the Internal Revenue Service…
Federal prosecutors have informed some Capitol riot defendants the Justice Department has given the green-light to cut guilty plea deals, a step toward bringing the first of the hundreds of cases to a close, according to attorneys involved in the…
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call on his colleague from Florida, Rep. Matt Gaetz, to resign in the face of a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations."Matt Gaetz needs to resign," Kinzinger tweeted Thursday night,…
US Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans, who was rammed by a car at the Capitol last week, died of multiple blunt force injuries to the head, the DC medical examiner said late Thursday.Evans' death was ruled a homicide, according…
Rep. Matt Gaetz, attempting to stare down a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, is reaching for a familiar, in-your-face strategy perfected over the last four years by the man who fueled his unconventional rise, former President Donald Trump.Hours after…
An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department's cybersecurity practices, including how it manages and responds to cyber threats, the investigating office confirmed to CNN Thursday.The Government Accountability Office "does have an ongoing audit of…
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia cited the deadly attack on January 6 at the US Capitol as an event that changed his perspective on a divided Washington, saying, "You can't have this many people split to where they…
A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6 than previously known, including new details about expired ammunition, ineffective shields and a previously unreported…
West Virginia state senators on Thursday approved a measure prohibiting transgender girls and women in the state from competing on secondary and college sports teams, moving the state one step closer to joining four others that have enacted similar bans…
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has obtained boxes of documents from the former daughter-in-law of a Trump Organization official, after issuing a subpoena for financial records including those related to two Trump Organization-run Central Park businesses, according to a subpoena…
The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration to reopen the cruise industry "immediately" and allow cruises to "resume safely," Florida's governor and attorney general announced Thursday."We don't believe the federal government has the right to mothball a major…
A former FBI forensic accountant key to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election is one of several accountants working on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into the Trump Organization, people familiar with the…
The Biden-led Environmental Protection Agency says Trump administration political officials "compromised" an assessment of chemical dangers and has replaced it with a new one they say "upholds the tenants of scientific integrity.""The assessment posted today fixes the errors in the…
The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating allegations of abuse at a site sheltering unaccompanied minors in Texas, the White House said Thursday, after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott alleged the state had received tips that children…
The campaign arm of House Republicans is using an aggressive tactic to push online donors toward committing to monthly contributions, telling them that opting out of having the same amount automatically charged to their credit card or withdrawn from their…
Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal prosecutors, his attorney and prosecutors said in court Thursday, potentially putting additional legal pressure on the…
The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia's increased military presence on Ukraine's eastern border, a US defense official told CNN Thursday.The US…
President Joe Biden is directing his administration to tighten restrictions on so-called ghost guns as part of a series of actions related to gun safety.Here are key things to know:Ghost guns are self-assembled firearms, often put together with parts sold…
