Biden launches new initiatives to reduce health care costs

The plan includes a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.

Parents of Parkland high school mass shooting victim bring bus to Atlanta

A school bus made the rounds Wednesday in metro Atlanta, but there were no students on board. It's a big yellow plea to curb gun violence.

Republicans sue over rejection of nominee to Fulton County election board

The Republican Party's lawsuit called Fulton County officials' rejection of one of their nominees to the county's election board a "cynical act of partisanship."

Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity at college campuses post-Roe

Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine. It's stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.

Georgia law banning most gender-affirming care for minors gets another hearing

The new Georgia law that stops minors from receiving most gender-affirming care will remain in effect. A federal judge did not make a decision Wednesday on whether to block the law, instead pushing that decision until after another hearing.

Federal judge to hear request to block Georgia's gender-affirming care ban

A federal judge will hear an emergency request by the families of four transgender children to block a new Georgia law that bans minors from receiving most gender-affirming care.

Georgia Democrat addresses Raffensperger’s call for harsher punishment for election violations

As officials begin to set their sights on the 2024 presidential election, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling on state lawmakers to put stricter punishments in place for those attempting to meddle in state elections. A Democratic senator says there's more to consider.

Stricter punishments for election violations
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As officials begin to set their sights on the 2024 Presidential Election, Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling for much harsher punishments for those attempting to meddle in state elections. FOX 5's Joi Dukes spoke to a democratic senator who says there's more to be considered in securing state elections.

'Sopranos' actor thanks SCOTUS for 'allowing' him to 'discriminate,' makes announcement about his work

Actor Michael Imperioli thanked the Supreme Court on Saturday for "allowing" him to discriminate after they held that a graphic designer who creates wedding websites does not have to create them for same-sex marriages. 

Embattled Texas AG Paxton secretly went on China junket against advice of staff, docs show

Paxton — accompanied on the trip by his wife Angela, a Texas state senator — was not required to report the trip and ultimately attended against wishes from staffers.

Parents sue after Georgia law banning some gender-affirming care for kids takes effect

A law banning minors from receiving most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies is officially in place as of Saturday. But now, some families are fighting back by filing a lawsuit to block the new law.

Trump, DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group's rising influence over the GOP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that 2024 will be the year that parents “finally fight back” as he kicks off an annual gathering of Moms for Liberty that is drawing top GOP candidates.

Biden on SCOTUS student loan ruling
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President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan to provide student loan relief for millions of borrowers while blaming Republican "hypocrisy" for triggering the day's Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original plan. Biden said payment requirements for student loans would resume in coming weeks, but that he would work under the authority of the Higher Education Act to begin a new program designed to ease borrowers' threat of default if they fall behind over the next year. Hours after the Supreme Court ruling, Biden commented from the White House, trying to stay on the political offensive even as the ruling undermined a key promise to young voters who will be vital to his 2024 reelection campaign.