As a new senator, one of the first votes Democrat Martin Heinrich cast was against legislation from Sen. Dianne Feinstein to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Texas' strict abortion ban will face an unprecedented test Thursday, when a judge considers a request for an emergency court order that would allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to have an abortion in the state.

Off and on for over a decade, Wyoming leaders have threatened to auction off large chunks of pristine, state-owned parcels of land within Grand Teton National Park to the highest-bidding developer to prod the U.S. government to step in and pay millions to conserve the properties.

The House will again vote Thursday on punishing one of their own, this time targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings in September when the chamber was in session.

He's been a frustrated observer, a confrontational witness and a heated commentator outside the courtroom door. Now former President Donald Trump is poised to return to his civil business fraud trial again, first to watch and then to serve as star witness for his own defense.

Congress is being presented with a false choice between what AI timeline to use as a regulatory basis

A Texas judge on Thursday granted a pregnant woman whose fetus has a lethal diagnosis permission to get an abortion despite Texas’s strict ban. But the state is likely to appeal, and it’s unclear just how quickly the plaintiff, a 31-year-old Dallas woman named Kate Cox, will be able to obtain an abortion. District Court Judge...

A compromise version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reached by negotiators in the House and Senate dropped an amendment to block the Pentagon's policy providing paid leave to service members who travel for an abortion. A draft version of the NDAA unveiled Thursday by the Senate and House Armed Services committees says...

Staffers at Jewish organizations across the country pressed President Biden on a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in an open letter. “We are individuals who work for a wide array of Jewish organizations across the United States, coming together across the broad range of beliefs, practices, backgrounds and identities...

Reaching out to people, forgiving and expressing gratitude are not just words to live by, but scientifically proven measures to improve health and happiness for ourselves and our communities, and ultimately to flourish.