Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is “life-threatening condition” after being shot Wednesday after a meeting in the town of Handlova, according to his Facebook page. Fico was shot after holding a Cabinet meeting in the Trenčín region of central Slovakia, according to the Slovak news agency TASR. A post on Fico’s Facebook account said the prime minister...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk ahead of Friday’s deadline. The measure cleared the chamber in a 387-26 vote, days after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill, 88-4. Passage of the legislation marks the end of Congress’s long-winded road...

The University of Washington (UW) and a union representing academic student workers have seemingly reached deal, ending a one-day strike. The tentative agreement came hours after thousands of student employees went on strike Tuesday after union representatives and the university failed to agree to provisions Monday night. The union, United Auto Workers Local 4121, said the deal...

Haley won 22 percent of the vote in last week’s Indiana’s GOP primary — even though she dropped out of the race two months ago.

The Senate Intelligence Committee will hear testimony Wednesday from officials who are assessing the potential threats to election security by foreign actors this November. In a March 9 call with reporters, a senior FBI official described the risks as “more diverse and expansive than ever.” The official pointed to China’s increased use of spurious social media...

More than 50 percent of Black girls and women of reproductive age live in states with little to no abortion access, according to a new report. The analysis from National Partnership for Women & Families and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda found that nearly 7 million Black women ages 15-49...

President Biden touted his efforts to support law enforcement and shared about the pain of loss during remarks at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the Capitol.

University of Oklahoma students are suing the school over alleged racial bias in financial aid, claiming violation of Equal Protection Clause.

A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new push on Wednesday to spend tens of billions each year on funding non-military AI research.

As they prepare to debate next month, President Biden and Donald Trump are exhibiting signs of weakness in their 2024 election rematch – both struggle to lock up their base voters.