New York state lawmakers voted Monday to reject new congressional districts proposed by a bipartisan commission, creating turmoil for the state's House delegation. The New York state Senate voted 40-17 to reject a set of congressional lines offered by the bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) while the state Assembly voted 99-47 to reject the map. ...

Conservatives’ demands for controversial policy additions to spending bills are stalling efforts to fund the government by Friday, nudging the country closer to a partial government shutdown and sparking frustration among lawmakers in both parties. Congressional leaders failed to unveil the long-awaited compromise appropriations bills over the weekend, blowing through a Sunday target date floated...

Republican senators introduced legislation Monday that would ban official cryptocurrencies backed by central banks, a type of proposed digital asset that the Biden administration and Federal Reserve have expressed interest in studying. GOP senators said that Fed-backed cryptocurrencies would pose privacy concerns and allow regulatory authorities access to the private spending habits of individual Americans....

Ex-CIA chief of Russia operations Steve Hall said Sunday he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is proving to his doubters that he was right to expect the United States to lose its “nerve” and eventually stop aiding Ukraine as Russia presses forward in its war. “This has been a very good couple of weeks for...

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A citizen-led group is leading a recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the fifth one against him since taking office in 2019.

A West Virginia bill, if enacted, would make the state the 46th in the nation to allow religious exemptions from childhood vaccines mandated by schools.

United Daughters of the Confederacy is set to lose its tax exemption for both recordation and property taxes, if bill is signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

The Supreme Court expressed strong concerns on Monday about the sweep of state laws restricting how large social media companies moderate user content.

The Border Patrol Union on Monday slammed President Biden’s planned border visit this week as a cynical ploy to save his presidency at the expense of Americans’ safety.