School shootings reach all-time high — again

The U.S. has had 30 school shootings so far this year, with 16 people killed and 32 injured. Twelve of those deaths were students or other children.

New US sanctions target methods allowing Russia to get Western tech for war

The latest sanctions package is one of the biggest imposed by the State and Treasury departments. It targets countries that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to boost its war effort.

A judge must now decide if Georgia voting districts are racially discriminatory after a trial ended

The Georgia case is part of a wave of litigation after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year stood behind its interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting a challenge to the law by Alabama.

Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges weeks after plea deal failed

Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal firearms charges. It's the latest step in a long-running investigation into the president’s son that puts the case on track toward a possible high-stakes trial as the 2024 election looms.

Planned Parenthood abortions in Wisconsin resume next week

Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn't apply to abortions.

Biden's guidelines on clean cars face crucial test as Republican-led challenges go to appeals court

The cases before the appeals court will test a 2021 Environmental Protection Agency rule that strengthened tailpipe pollution limits and a 2022 EPA decision that restored California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for vehicles.

Judge again declares DACA unlawful, issue likely to go before Supreme Court

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Tuberville says House GOP must 'not waste time' with Biden impeachment

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and other GOP senators have voiced skepticism about the House Republican impeachment effort against President Biden

Georgia removed nearly 190K voters from rolls, 305K remain inactive

More than 305,000 people on Georgia's voter rolls could have their registration cancelled if they don't vote before 2025.

New Mexico governor's suspension of right to public carry guns sparks demonstrations

Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried assault rifles in a rally by gun-rights advocates, protesting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s surprise order to suspend for 30 days the right to carry firearms after two children were recently killed in separate shootings.

Biden impeachment inquiry: What to know

The White House is calling the Republicans’ newly-launched impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden “extreme politics at its worst.”

Rep. Greene says Biden impeachment inquiry will 'expose the truth'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she wants to see "a very deep dive" "no matter how long it takes" as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a Republican-led impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.

Kevin McCarthy juggles a government shutdown, Biden impeachment inquiry as House returns for fall

Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a political standoff as he works to avoid a government shutdown while attempting to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his son Hunter Biden's business dealings.

US progresses prisoner exchange with Iran and release $6B in frozen Iranian funds

Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the sanctions waivers late last week, a month after U.S. and Iranian officials said an agreement in principle was in place.

New Mexico governor's order suspends the right to carry guns in public across Albuquerque

Albuquerque's police chief said he won't enforce it, and the county sheriff said he's uneasy about it because it raises too many questions about constitutional rights.

Pelosi says she’ll run for reelection in 2024

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024.

Google to require disclosure if AI alters voice, imagery in political ads

Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.