First drugs picked to be targeted for Medicare price negotiations

President Joe Biden's administration released a list of 10 drugs for which the federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating drug prices directly with the manufacturer.

Ga. election board leader who debunked unfounded 2020 election fraud claims is stepping down

The retired federal judge leading Georgia’s State Election Board is resigning effective Friday from the panel, which sought under his tenure to debunk unfounded claims of election fraud stemming from the 2020 presidential vote.

Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to push back the case by years.

These 8 states will make free school breakfast and lunch permanent

Several other states are considering similar changes and congressional supporters want to extend free meals to all kids nationwide.

South Carolina abortion ban with 'fetal heartbeat' limit creates confusion, doctors say

The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week but left undecided the question of when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy.

Biden, Harris to meet with King family on 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

The meeting at the Oval Office will commemorate the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which is considered by many one of the greatest racial justice demonstrations in the nation's history.

Lawmakers demand truth about secret UFO programs in letter to inspector general

Six members of Congress demanded answers from the inspector general about alleged secret UFO programs that whistleblower David Grusch alluded to.

Republican debate: Candidates tangle in Milwaukee, vying to be leading alternative to Trump

Nearly all of the Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump said they would support the former president if he is the party’s nominee, even if he is convicted in a court of law as they met for the first primary debate.

Opponents unimpressed as Georgia senator revives a bill regulating how schools teach gender

A Georgia state senator is trying to revive a proposal aimed at stopping teachers from talking to students about gender identity without parental permission, but both gay rights groups and some religious conservatives remain opposed to the bill.

Mass shootings spark different laws as states split between gun rights and control

The number of states enacting gun legislation has climbed this year. The move signals an ongoing nationwide debate about balancing the right to bear arms and curbing gun violence.