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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., shown in January, warns of consequences for Israel’s alliance structure if widespread Palestinian civilian deaths due to starvation occurs.

Democratic lawmakers seek ways to change Israeli approach in Gaza

By Rachel Oswald
Posted April 2, 2024 at 1:37pm
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s existing 15-week abortion law, which will in turn allow a six-week ban signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023 to go into effect.

Florida Supreme Court upends abortion landscape in the South

By Ariel Cohen and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 1, 2024 at 7:10pm, Updated April 2, 2024 at 1:05pm
Packs of menthol-flavored and non-menthol cigarettes are displayed for sale in a smoke shop on April 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Timeline for menthol ban slips again

By Lauren Clason
Posted April 1, 2024 at 12:38pm
Migrants from Peru and Venezuela walk down a trail on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande river Tuesday in El Paso, Texas.

Appeals court extends hold on Texas deportation law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 27, 2024 at 9:37am
A computer screen with the home page of the OpenAI website displays ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence model.

US agency calls for audits of AI systems to ensure accountability

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 27, 2024 at 12:01am
Activists protest at the Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments in the Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case on Tuesday.

In front of Supreme Court, a nation divided on abortion drug

By Sandhya Raman
Posted March 26, 2024 at 2:06pm
Activists protest at the Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments in a case about access to mifepristone, the drug used in medication abortions.

Supreme Court sounds unlikely to limit medication abortion access

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 26, 2024 at 1:25pm
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders has praised companies' decision to lower inhaler prices, saying that “they’re beginning to catch on to the fact that the American people are sick and tired of paying astronomical prices for the prescription drugs they need to stay alive.”

Experts say Medicaid rebate change is behind inhaler price cuts 

By Lauren Clason
Posted March 26, 2024 at 8:23am
Apps including Tiktok are seen on the screen of Apple iPhone.

Apple lawsuit pits US free-market goal against app security

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 26, 2024 at 7:00am
A child receives a flu shot. Community health centers have struggled to regain their financial footing in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare hack.

Hack poses financial problems for community health centers

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted March 25, 2024 at 3:45pm
Mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on medication abortion drug

By Sandhya Raman and Michael Macagnone
Posted March 22, 2024 at 2:10pm
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland accused Apple of "exclusionary anticompetitive conduct."

Apple wields iPhone power to thwart competition, U.S. suit says

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 21, 2024 at 3:26pm
In this photo illustration, a video created by Open AI’s text-to-video “Sora” tool plays on a monitor in Washington on Feb. 16.

UN passes US-led resolution on AI technologies

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 21, 2024 at 3:22pm
Peak bloom cherry blossoms frame the U.S. Capitol dome on the first full day of spring Wednesday morning.

Final spending package unveiled, countdown to recess begins

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 21, 2024 at 5:27am
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing last week. On Wednesday, he appeared before two House panels to discuss President Joe Biden's fiscal 2025 budget.

With fiscal 2024 funding still in the works, Becerra looks to 2025

By Sandhya Raman and Lauren Clason
Posted March 20, 2024 at 5:59pm
Migrants seeking asylum in the United States wait Thursday on the border of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. Migrants stranded in Mexico were informed that the U.S. Supreme Court has authorized a Texas law that allows state authorities to detain foreigners without papers.

Appeals court puts Texas state immigration law back on hold

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 20, 2024 at 9:17am, Updated at 1:43pm
Abortion protesters faced off outside the Minnesota Legislature's House Chamber in the State Capitol building, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn., during the first day an abortion bill was being heard in the House. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which focuses on electing Democratic majorities to state legislatures, has identified abortion as a key electoral issue going into the 2024 election cycle.

Memo: State legislative elections will determine abortion policy

By Sandhya Raman
Posted March 20, 2024 at 5:00am
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., put a little distance between his caucus and the Homeland Security funding deal.

House leaders mull Friday vote on final spending package

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 19, 2024 at 8:07pm
In an aerial view, a Texas National Guard soldier stands atop a barrier of shipping containers and razor wire while guarding the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sunday.

Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 19, 2024 at 3:32pm
Rep. Bob Latta, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, calls China’s tech ambitions a “significant threat.”

Focus sharpens on China’s tech

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 19, 2024 at 8:04am
Steve Ricchetti, one of President Joe Biden's top negotiators, attends the official White House portrait unveiling ceremony for President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on Sept. 7, 2022.

Spending deal done, though final action could slip past deadline

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 18, 2024 at 4:26pm, Updated at 9:42pm
Peter Navarro, former trade adviser to Donald Trump, arrives to E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in January to be sentenced for contempt of Congress.

Supreme Court denies Navarro bid to delay start of prison sentence

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 18, 2024 at 6:14pm
A sign warning people of asbestos is seen in front of a pile of construction debris that was dumped on a highway near a development in Chelsea, Mass., on May 5, 2022.

EPA finalizes ban on all remaining uses and importation of asbestos

By David Jordan
Posted March 18, 2024 at 5:03pm
Conservative demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court on Monday as the court hears oral arguments in the case of Murthy v. Missouri.

Supreme Court sounds reluctant to curb US social media outreach

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 18, 2024 at 2:25pm
An Southwest Airlines plane passes the Capitol dome before landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Feb. 9.

Virginia, Maryland senators renew National flight slot debate

By Valerie Yurk
Posted March 18, 2024 at 12:42pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset.

Supreme Court limits who qualifies for ‘safety valve’ sentencing law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 15, 2024 at 12:05pm
Storm clouds hang over the Supreme Court building. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Supreme Court decides when public officials can block critics online

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 15, 2024 at 11:39am
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., right, shown with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said he is part of an effort to determine whether there is enough Senate support for the tax break bill.

Senate Democrats seek to maneuver tax deal to the floor

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted March 15, 2024 at 6:00am
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., right, and Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., attend a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Jan. 25.

DHS headed for yearlong stopgap as appropriations finale comes into focus

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 14, 2024 at 5:19pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court to weigh government role in online misinformation

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 14, 2024 at 2:25pm, Updated at 4:52pm