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Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf March 16 at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Allen G.

Abortion pill rulings in conflict: What happens next?

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf March 16 at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Allen G.

April 11, 2023, 12:01pm Latest News

The Texas case that could cut off access to the most commonly used abortion medication has started on a path through the legal system that could quickly lead to the Supreme Court. Read story

Biden faces awkward talks abroad after classified document leak

April 11, 2023, 8:15am Politics

It may prove to be the most serious intelligence leak the U.S. has had in a decade, and behind closed doors, it has set off uncomfortable conversations with the nation’s closest allies. Read story

Trump appeals ruling that Pence has to testify to Jan. 6 grand jury

April 10, 2023, 11:47am Politics

Donald Trump is appealing a court decision that would require former Vice President Mike Pence to appear before a federal grand jury investigating efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter. Read story

In this photo from Aug. 6, 2022, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Energy loan program for tribal lands remains untapped

In this photo from Aug. 6, 2022, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

April 10, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

A federal tribal energy loan program that has never been used is getting bipartisan attention from the leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Read story

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Criticizing a judge's order barring abortion pills, Becerra on Sunday, April 9, blasted the decision as "not America" and pledged a vigorous legal fight by the Biden administration to maintain access for women seeking safe ways to end unwanted pregnancies.

Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as ‘not America’

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Criticizing a judge's order barring abortion pills, Becerra on Sunday, April 9, blasted the decision as "not America" and pledged a vigorous legal fight by the Biden administration to maintain access for women seeking safe ways to end unwanted pregnancies.

April 9, 2023, 2:57pm Health

The nation's top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America" and he did not rule out defying the judge's order if necessary. Read story

Amid technology worries, farm sector still eyes its potential

April 9, 2023, 9:26am Politics

If GPS-guided tractors led the previous revolution in agriculture, the next generation of farming is likely to be marked by unmanned drones with onboard sensors that can spot weeds and decide when and how much herbicide to spray to control their growth. Read story

Congressional staffers watch U.S. President Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union address in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

House’s monthly pay cycle, an inconvenience for some, could get review

Congressional staffers watch U.S. President Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union address in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

April 9, 2023, 6:00am Politics

When money gets low, some House staffers hit up receptions around the District for free food. Others, especially junior staffers, work multiple jobs to get them from one paycheck to the next. Still others run up credit card debt while working in the halls of Congress — whatever it takes… Read story

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

April 8, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

“Ex-zavey-err Becerra,” an elementary school teacher called out in 1960s Sacramento. Read story

FILE - A group of Brazilian migrants make their way around a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz., seeking asylum in the U.S. after crossing over from Mexico, June 8, 2021. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says migrants entering the country illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel.

U.S. to test expedited asylum screenings at Mexico border

FILE - A group of Brazilian migrants make their way around a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz., seeking asylum in the U.S. after crossing over from Mexico, June 8, 2021. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says migrants entering the country illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel.

April 7, 2023, 1:49pm Politics

Migrants who enter the United States illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. Read story

U.S. Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist

April 7, 2023, 10:18am Nation & World

The Senate’s top two leaders demanded on Friday that Russia immediately release Evan Gershkovich in a rare bipartisan statement that condemned the detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter and declared that “journalism is not a crime.” Read story