‘Having a gun is a responsibility and what we’re doing is defining who should have that responsibility and who shouldn’t,’ one California Democrat said.
The House will launch its impeachment inquiry into President Biden this month with a hearing that lays out evidence of Biden family actions that Republicans say prove illegal influence peddling and corruption.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature on Tuesday backed off a widespread plan to restrict the public's access to records about Sanders' administration, but they said they will still seek limits on what can be released about the GOP governor's travel and security.
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as "bogus" a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries.
Republican senators on Wednesday announced legislation to gradually raise the national minimum wage to $11, but tied it to requiring businesses to use E-Verify, a tool that would help prevent illegal immigrants from taking jobs.
Two former U.S. generals who led forces in Europe urged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday to sustain American support for Ukraine's military, saying Kyiv's effort to repel Russian invaders is at a critical juncture.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has told fellow Republicans that House investigators have uncovered credible evidence that President Biden lied about his family's foreign business dealings and that an impeachment probe will enable them to fully investigate.
An 11% increase in gas prices in August fueled a chilling surge in consumer price index inflation, which rose to 3.7% for the year ending last month. That's up from 3.2% in July and nearly twice the Federal Reserve's maximum inflation target of just 2% annually.