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FILE - Anti-abortion activists march outside of the U.S. Capitol during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. House Republicans this month have begun to push a series of policy changes around abortion, seeking to build on the work of anti-abortion advocates who helped catapult the issue successfully to the Supreme Court last year.

In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

FILE - Anti-abortion activists march outside of the U.S. Capitol during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. House Republicans this month have begun to push a series of policy changes around abortion, seeking to build on the work of anti-abortion advocates who helped catapult the issue successfully to the Supreme Court last year.

June 25, 2023, 5:39pm Politics

When the Supreme Court issued its abortion ruling last June overturning Roe v. Wade, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said "our work is far from done.” He didn't say what might come next. Read story

Hunter Biden talks with guests during a State Dinner for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Attorney general denies whistleblower claims of interference in Hunter Biden investigation

Hunter Biden talks with guests during a State Dinner for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2023.

June 23, 2023, 3:32pm Politics

Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back Friday against claims from IRS whistleblowers that the Justice Department interfered with the investigation into Hunter Biden, saying more broadly that attacks on the department’s independence are corrosive. Read story

FILE - Ralph Reed speaks during a Donald Trump campaign event courting devout conservatives by combining praise, prayer and patriotism, July 23, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual conference will be held in Washington. Reed is the founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition.

Evangelical leader hopes conference is ‘testosterone booster shot’ for anti-abortion 2024 candidates

FILE - Ralph Reed speaks during a Donald Trump campaign event courting devout conservatives by combining praise, prayer and patriotism, July 23, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual conference will be held in Washington. Reed is the founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition.

June 23, 2023, 2:13pm Politics

A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some of the Republican Party’s most influential evangelical Christian figures assembled Friday to celebrate a ruling that sent shockwaves through American politics and stripped away a long-standing constitutional protection. Read story

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on Nov. 5, 2020. The Supreme Court on Thursday, Jun 15, 2023, has preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The justices rejected a broad attack from Republican-led states and white families who argued that the system is based on race. The court left in place the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and, too frequently, placed in non-Native homes (AP Photo/J.

Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to a Biden policy on deportations

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on Nov. 5, 2020. The Supreme Court on Thursday, Jun 15, 2023, has preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The justices rejected a broad attack from Republican-led states and white families who argued that the system is based on race. The court left in place the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and, too frequently, placed in non-Native homes (AP Photo/J.

June 23, 2023, 9:50am Politics

The Supreme Court said Friday it will no longer stand in the way of a long-blocked Biden administration policy to prioritize the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest public safety risk or were picked up at the border. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theatre, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. A trio of top reproductive rights groups are endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Emily's List are throwing their early support behind the reelection effort in part to highlight the importance of the issue for Democrats heading into the election year, leaders told the Associated Press.

Biden will sign an order seeking to protect birth control access a year after Roe was overturned

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theatre, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. A trio of top reproductive rights groups are endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Emily's List are throwing their early support behind the reelection effort in part to highlight the importance of the issue for Democrats heading into the election year, leaders told the Associated Press.

June 23, 2023, 8:14am Health

President Joe Biden is banking on reproductive rights to be a galvanizing issue for voters in the 2024 election as he collects three top-level endorsements, hosts a rally and issues an executive order seeking to bolster access to contraception as the nation marks a year since the Supreme Court decision… Read story

Kensington Hospital wound care outreach van is parked in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that's moving through the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, causing gruesome skin wounds and scrambling longstanding methods for treating addiction and reversing overdoses.

Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?

Kensington Hospital wound care outreach van is parked in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that's moving through the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, causing gruesome skin wounds and scrambling longstanding methods for treating addiction and reversing overdoses.

June 23, 2023, 8:10am Health

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Read story

Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration

June 23, 2023, 8:10am Politics

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship. Read story

A colony of bees is seen at at hive in the backyard of University of Maryland bee researcher Nathalie Steinhauer, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in College Park, Md. A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record.

Nearly half of U.S. honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

A colony of bees is seen at at hive in the backyard of University of Maryland bee researcher Nathalie Steinhauer, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in College Park, Md. A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record.

June 23, 2023, 6:00am Latest News

America’s honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies, an annual bee survey found. Read story

GOP releases testimonies from ex-IRS agents in Hunter Biden case

June 22, 2023, 5:46pm Politics

House Republicans released testimony Thursday from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter — a charge the department swiftly denied. Read story

House panel releases transcripts from Hunter Biden investigation

June 22, 2023, 3:29pm Latest News

The Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to release whistleblower testimony on the Biden administration’s handling of a federal investigation into the president’s son, Hunter Biden. Read story