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People celebrate after the United Auto Workers (UAW) received enough votes to form a union at a UAW vote watch party on April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back

People celebrate after the United Auto Workers (UAW) received enough votes to form a union at a UAW vote watch party on April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

May 26, 2024, 6:00am Business

Just days before workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting last week on whether to unionize, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed a new law that would claw back state incentives from companies that voluntarily recognize labor unions. Read story

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (right), accompanied by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (left) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Republicans look to reverse rule based on gun law they backed

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (right), accompanied by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (left) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

May 26, 2024, 6:00am Politics

Republican backers of a once-in-a-generation gun violence bill now lead the charge against one part of the Biden administration’s implementation of the law, a falling out that illustrates the delicacy of trust required to pass legislation on hot-button issues. Read story

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in the House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol, Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver. State lawmakers&rsquo; first attempts at curtailing discrimination in artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role American&rsquo;s lives are floundering across the country. Only Colorado&rsquo;s bill has been signed by the governor Polis.

Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder in U.S. statehouses

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in the House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol, Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver. State lawmakers&rsquo; first attempts at curtailing discrimination in artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role American&rsquo;s lives are floundering across the country. Only Colorado&rsquo;s bill has been signed by the governor Polis.

May 26, 2024, 6:00am Business

The first attempts to regulate artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role in hiring, housing and medical decisions for millions of Americans are facing pressure from all sides and floundering in statehouses nationwide. Read story

A voter casts his ballot in the 2024 Maryland Primary election in Chester,  Maryland, on May 14, 2024.

TikTok ban is popular with voters as AI stirs privacy fears, poll shows

A voter casts his ballot in the 2024 Maryland Primary election in Chester,  Maryland, on May 14, 2024.

May 26, 2024, 5:59am Politics

Many swing-state voters say they are worried that the growing presence of artificial intelligence could one day diminish privacy and hurt job prospects, according to a new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll that also found majority support for efforts to ban TikTok. Read story

Members of the National Iranian American Council gather at the base of the &ldquo;Mountains and Clouds&rdquo; sculpture in the Hart Senate Office Building before delivering a petition to members of Congress on Capitol Hill Oct. 18, 2017, in Washington, D.C. With more than 43,000 signatures, the petition calls on Congress to pass legislation to rescind the latest version of the Trump Administration&rsquo;s travel ban.

‘We have half a piece of art’: Chris Murphy continues quest to reinstall Calder clouds

Members of the National Iranian American Council gather at the base of the &ldquo;Mountains and Clouds&rdquo; sculpture in the Hart Senate Office Building before delivering a petition to members of Congress on Capitol Hill Oct. 18, 2017, in Washington, D.C. With more than 43,000 signatures, the petition calls on Congress to pass legislation to rescind the latest version of the Trump Administration&rsquo;s travel ban.

May 26, 2024, 5:05am Life

On gun control, health care and immigration, Christopher S. Murphy has gained ground by building coalitions. On the project to refabricate and rehang a portion of Alexander Calder’s “Mountains and Clouds” sculpture in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building, he’s tilting at windmills on his own. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks June 24, 2023, during the Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington. Trump&rsquo;s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever.

Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate

Former President Donald Trump speaks June 24, 2023, during the Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington. Trump&rsquo;s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever.

May 25, 2024, 6:07am Churches & Religion

As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. Read story

Washington D.C. roll call report

May 25, 2024, 5:39am Northwest

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending May 24. Read story

Bipartisan group in U.S. House urges relief for farmers, temporary freeze on rising wages

May 25, 2024, 5:24am Business

A bipartisan group of 120 U.S. House members, led by Michigan Republican Bill Huizenga, is pushing for a freeze on minimum wages paid to seasonal farm workers. Read story