President Biden is calling for Congress to act in the wake of two mass shootings. But he knows better than most how difficult gun control has been over the past three decades.
Harris County around Houston used drive-thru voting and extended voting hours to boost turnout in 2020. Republican leaders in Texas say such efforts were an overreach.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a controversial overhaul of the state's election system into law. Gun control advocates criticize Biden. And, COVID-19 cases rise in some states.
The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation.
Georgia passed a highly-partisan bill overhauling the state's voting laws Thursday. Republicans had proposed a number of voting restrictions, walking back some of the more controversial provisions.
The policy will give parents the right to three days of paid leave when a pregnancy ends in stillbirth. "Their grief is not a sickness, it is a loss. And loss takes time," said the bill's initiator.
Texas Republican lawmakers are considering a number of voting restrictions. Some seem to target diverse Houston, which got creative in expanding voting access last year.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is on a path to recovery thanks to the Fed's rescue plan and the stimulus. Total weekly unemployment claims hit their lowest since the pandemic began.
President Biden gave his first formal press conference, defending his response to the influx of migrants at the border and COVID-19 among a range of other pressing issues.