Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

Democrats will retain their one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after voters in Pittsburgh on Tuesday elected former congressional aide Lindsay Powell.

Pennsylvania wants to make it easier to register to vote when drivers get or renew a license

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says it's trying to make it easier for someone to register to vote when they are getting or renewing a driver’s license in the state.

Kevin McCarthy claims Republicans will subpoena Hunter Biden amid impeachment inquiry

Talks of a potential subpoena of Hunter Biden in an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden comes as Republicans try to provide evidence that the president was involved in his son's business dealings.

Republicans flex muscles to maintain power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin

In North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting. Both states are divided political battlegrounds where the GOP controls a number of seats in the state legislature.

Video shows Lauren Boebert vaping during 'Beetlejuice' performance, despite denials

Rep. Lauren Boebert's campaign manager said the congresswoman wasn't vaping inside a Colorado theater before being kicked out, but video says otherwise.

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.

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.