The pace of anti-LGBTQ legislation quickened exponentially in 2023, climbing upwards of 60 percent over last year as Republican state lawmakers filed hundreds of measures meant to restrict talk of gender and sexuality in schools, access to gender-affirming health care and more. At least 510 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced this year in more than 40...

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) urged the U.S. Supreme Court to make a speedy decision on a state Supreme Court ruling striking former President Trump from the ballot in the state, In a Thursday statement, Griswold urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the lower-court ruling, issued earlier in December, noting that Trump will remain...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}   Evening Report     © AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Haley draws backlash with Civil War remarks Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing criticism from competitors, strategists and more after failing to mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War during a...

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) re-upped calls for the release of American Paul Whelan from Russian custody on Thursday, five years after he was apprehended. “Five years is five years too long, Paul Whelan should be home right now,” she said on X, formerly Twitter. “No American should be held for half a decade after a...

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has become the latest victim of a swatting incident, expanding the list of lawmakers who have been targeted.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday that while the Civil War was about slavery, the "bigger issue" was about government intrusion.

A group of Democratic attorneys general are arguing to the Supreme Court that it should overturn a "sweeping" decision banning the government from coordinating with Big Tech.

A meeting between U.S. and Mexican officials this week saw discussion about a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the U.S., a joint statement said.