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Once she is sworn in, Laphonza Butler will be the only Black woman in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ California senator

Seeking re-election in 2024, the Republican has called the trial a farce, but it could cost him $250 million and strip him of his empire’s most important assets

The plane crashed Sunday evening shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Moab. They were returning home from a family gathering

Free speech debates have roiled campuses in recent years, with conflicts arising over conservative guest speakers

The governor of Tamaulipas state later lowered the number of people estimated to have been in the church at the time to about 70

Federal Reserve officials typically gather many of their insights and observations about the economy from some of the top Ph.D. economists in Washington

Studies found some people who took the antibiotic doxycycline within three days of unprotected sex were far less likely to get chlamydia, syphilis or gonorrhea compared with people who did not take the pills after sex

Gaetz demanded McCarthy disclose the details of a supposed deal with the White House to bring forward legislation to help fund the war in Ukraine after the speaker relied on Democrats to provide the necessary votes to fund the government

Safe Mobility offers legal routes to North America from Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala. However, migrants have nowhere to go to obtain access and complain of being forced to sign confidentiality agreements

The trial is the culmination of a yearslong investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused Trump and his company of habitually lying about his wealth in financial statements

The justices will address freedom of expression, the abortion pill, the right to bear arms and the powers of public agencies, but they may also have to decide issues concerning the former president

Lawmakers from both parties claim that they will seek funds to help Kyiv in the coming days, but the far-right Republican faction is increasing its resistance

Many lawmakers acknowledge that winning approval for Ukraine assistance in Congress is growing more difficult as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on

The tanker truck, which was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia, was drained and moved to a “secure location” for a National Transportation Safety Board investigation, authorities said

The former Republican president is seizing on a decision by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to bypass the Legislature and start automatic voter registration

If you have student loans and haven’t made a payment in the last three years, don’t panic. Here’s what experts recommend

The monsoon season normally runs for three months each year starting in June, when rising temperatures heat the land and shifting winds carry moisture from the eastern Pacific and Gulf of California to the Southwest via summer thunderstorms

The new rules also require transgender youth to undergo at least 40 hours of therapy before starting any treatments

In response, McCarthy says, ‘So be it. Bring it on. Let’s get over with it and let’s start governing.’ Gaetz is a Florida Republican who’s a longtime McCarthy nemesis

‘We cannot under any circumstances allow American for Ukraine to be interrupted,’ the president said after Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a short-term funding package

Most of the 14,000 immigrants who have arrived in Chicago during the last year have come from Texas, largely under the direction of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Many are from Venezuela

The new law, signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in June, bans the open carrying of firearms and prohibits the sale of more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions

As he has with his other recent travels to the leadoff caucus state, the former president will campaign in an area that formerly supported Democrats but has embraced him

The former president turns 99 seven months after entering into hospice care. Thousands of Americans are honoring him for the humanitarian work he carried out after leaving office

It is the first trial under a 5-year-old Washington state law designed to make it easier to prosecute police who wrongfully use deadly force. Opening statements are expected this week

Organized retail crime is skyrocketing, forcing major chains to close locations and causing losses of up to $112 billion