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American businesses could soon find themselves stuck between employees' demands for abortion access and Republican politicians' increasingly hostile attitudes toward Corporate America. Companies may ultimately be forced to pick a side.

Transgender high school students in Georgia were banned Wednesday from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identities after the state's high school association used a controversial new law to implement the restriction.

President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide tens of thousands of Afghan refugees with a pathway to become legal permanent residents of the United States, according to a proposal included in the supplemental budget request he sent to lawmakers last week.

Tuesday proved it again: The Republican Party is Donald Trump's party.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

New Mexico's governor has asked for a presidential disaster declaration to help get more money into her state as it battles the largest wildfire burning in the US.

The Covid era of free money is over, and the Federal Reserve is stepping up its fight against inflation.