Politics & Government

Fla. businesses aim to counter any backlash from the governor's conservative policies

5:11am May 26, 2023

by Adrian Andrews

As Memorial Day nears, businesses that rely on tourism worry about travel advisories issued by the NAACP and Human Rights Campaign following Gov. DeSantis policies on diversity, race and identity.

Texas House panel moves to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton

5:11am May 26, 2023

A Texas House committee has filed articles of impeachment against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton after investigators laid out a list of illegal acts they allege he carried out.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House on June 25, 2017.

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Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy

6:52pm May 25, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on May 16.

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The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act

6:05pm May 25, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.

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Iowa is an early battleground for Republican presidential contenders

5:29pm May 25, 2023

by Clay Masters

As the Republican field grows and continues to take shape, Iowa is still the first state for candidates to face the scrutiny of voters, so they are all testing the waters in the Hawkeye State.

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The latest on negotiations over raising the U.S. debt ceiling

4:38pm May 25, 2023

House Republicans and the White House are racing to clinch a debt deal, with just days before the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills.

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A 2018 file photo of members of the North Carolina House gather for a special session at the General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C.

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2 North Carolina state legislators lose leadership roles after remarks

2:50pm May 25, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

Two North Carolina state House Republicans have lost their caucus leadership positions after recent comments directed at Democratic colleagues questioned their educational attainment and religion.

President Joe Biden shakes hands with second gentleman Doug Emhoff during a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month last week. The administration has just released a comprehensive strategy for combating antisemitism.

The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?

2:09pm May 25, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The landmark plan outlines over 100 steps that federal agencies will take within a year. But the Biden administration says it will only work if other individuals and institutions take action too.

A map showing the share of households with same-sex couples across the United States.

What the 2020 census can — and can't — tell us about LGBTQ people

11:06am May 25, 2023

The Census Bureau has released the most comprehensive national statistics to date about same-sex couples living together in the U.S. But many other LGBTQ people remain invisible in the census data.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2023. The U.S. government will soon run out of cash to pay its bills unless it can raise or suspend its debt ceiling.

5 things people get wrong about the debt ceiling saga

10:55am May 25, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Did spending by President Biden and the Democrats rack up the country's debt? Is a default the same as a government shutdown? Here are answers to things people often get wrong about the debt ceiling.

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