Surgeon general declares gun violence in US a public health crisis

Dr. Vivek Murthy issued the advisory Tuesday outlining the "urgent threat firearm violence poses to the health and well-being of our country."

Planned Parenthood announces that it will spend $40 million ahead of November's election

Planned Parenthood is injecting $40 million into the November elections to support President Biden and key Democrats, centering their campaign on abortion rights and targeting critical battleground states.

Donald Trump has picked his running mate and they will be at Thursday's debate

Donald Trump said he has made his vice presidential candidate decision and that that person will be in attendance Thursday night in Atlanta at the first debate.

'Wonder Woman' Lynda Carter stumps for women's rights ahead of Trump rally at Temple University

In Pennsylvania, both Democrats and Republicans are hitting on the hot-button issue of women's rights, as "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter campaigns ahead of Trump's rally at Temple University.

?Wonder Woman? Lynda Carter stumps for women?s rights ahead of Trump rally at Temple University
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In Pennsylvania, both Democrats and Republicans are hitting on the hot-button issue of women's rights, as "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter campaigns ahead of Trump's rally at Temple University.

RFK Jr.'s campaign files petitions to get on presidential ballot in swing-state Pennsylvania

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork Thursday to get on the ballot for the November election in swing-state Pennsylvania, the state's election office said.

The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania

Abortion rights, suddenly a potent political force in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to leave such matters to the states, have found an unlikely champion in swing state Pennsylvania.

Powerful New Jersey political power broker George Norcross charged with racketeering

New Jersey’s attorney general has charged influential Democratic power broker George Norcross with racketeering and other charges in connection with government issued tax credits, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.

Bump stock ban struck down by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has struck down a nationwide ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that helps semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns. It was used in the nation's deadliest mass shooting.

'Right to IVF Act' blocked by Senate Republicans in latest battle

Senate Republicans blocked the Right to IVF Act, a bill championed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth to establish a nationwide right for women to access IVF and other fertility treatments, with the vote highlighting political differences on reproductive care ahead of the upcoming election.

Trump has 'sort of a pretty good idea' of VP pick; may announce during RNC

"During the convention," Trump said Thursday when asked about the announcement. "There were some good people and, we have some very good people."

Abortion pill case: Supreme Court rejects limits to mifepristone access

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a push to restrict access to mifepristone, a medication used for abortions.

Alito agrees U.S. should return to 'place of godliness' in secret recording, filmmaker claims

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito questioned the possibility of left-right compromise and agreed that the U.S. should return "to a place of godliness" in a secretly recorded conversation posted by filmmaker Lauren Windsor.

From Adams to Biden: Presidential families and their scandals

Hunter Biden may be the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime, but he's far from the only presidential relative to spark scandal.

Hunter Biden found guilty in gun trial

Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges in his federal gun trial in Delaware.

Pennsylvania schools would get billions more under Democratic plan passed by the state House

A Democratic-sponsored proposal to boost public school funding by billions in the coming years and impose stricter rules on cyber-charter schools passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday in a test of political will as lawmakers haggle over the state budget.

Jurors conclude day 1 of deliberations in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial

Jury deliberations will resume Tuesday as jurors met briefly today to decide whether Hunter Biden is guilty of federal gun charges over a gun he bought while he struggled with substance abuse. Defense lawyers rested their case without calling Biden to the stand.