Poll shows half of young Americans not excited about voting in 2024 election
With the 2024 election months away, some young voters aren’t enthusiastic about the process to select the next president.
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.
Wisconsin Senate rejects Meagan Wolfe as top elections official
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to reject the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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.
Sen. Mitt Romney says he won't seek reelection in 2024
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney will not run for reelection in 2024.
Lauren Boebert removed from ‘Beetlejuice’ performance in Colorado after laughing and singing loudly: report
The congresswoman encourages everyone to see the show and to let her know how it ends.
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
WisGOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers, in a surprise move on Tuesday, reversed their long-held position and proposed a nonpartisan redistricting plan they want to enact ahead of the 2024 election to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps.
Wisconsin GOP redistricting reversal
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.
Biden impeachment inquiry launched by McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he's directing the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
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.”
Wisconsin income tax cut; Assembly passes $3B plan, Evers to veto
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly planned to pass a nearly $3 billion income tax cut proposal Tuesday, despite promises from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to veto it.
Republican Stacey Klein US Senate bid, challenge of Sen. Tammy Baldwin
A second Republican with little name recognition is entering the U.S. Senate race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
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.
Trump files motion to recuse DC judge presiding over 2020 election interference case
Donald Trump wants the federal judge in D.C. presiding over his 2020 election subversion case to recuse herself.
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.