The Senate might have set up passage for significant gun legislation
The Senate cleared a key threshold Thursday, setting up passage of the first significant gun legislation in decades.
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Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns
The opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, invalidates New York's requirement for people to show "proper cause" to get public carry gun licenses.
Trump tried to use the DOJ in his effort to overturn election, ex-DOJ officials said
The House Jan. 6 committee held a hearing Thursday with testimony from former DOJ officials on how Donald Trump tried to use the department to spread false claims about election fraud.
Former DOJ officials testify before Jan. 6 committee
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former Department of Defense special counsel and New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the Jan. 6 committee's fifth public hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Biden faces pressure to help get WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian jail
Dozens of civil and human rights groups wrote a letter to Biden urging him to help secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. She's remained in a Russian jail since February on drug charges.
Federal authorities searched former Justice official Jeff Clark's home
Federal authorities on Wednesday searched the home of former Justice official Jeff Clark, who supported Trump's voting fraud claims and features heavily in today's Jan. 6 committee hearings
Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections
The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.
The House extended a school meal lifeline; families are now waiting on the Senate
Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30.
Why overturning Roe isn't the final goal of the anti-abortion movement
Law professor Mary Ziegler explains how the anti-abortion movement upended the GOP establishment and helped push the courts to the right. Her new book is Dollars for Life.
The Senate gun bill would close the 'boyfriend loophole.' Here's what that means
Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.