House Speaker Kevin McCarthy celebrated the passage of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Thursday, which he said is a day for "fairness" for women in sports.
A bill signed by Gov. Doug Burgum makes it illegal to give gender-affirming surgery to anyone under the age of 18 in North Dakota. All North Dakota Democrats voted against the bill.
The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed legislation that would prohibit biological males who identify as female from playing on girls' sports teams.
Republican lawmakers of a North Carolina Senate committee approved a measure that would allow the General Assembly to revamp the state’s community college boards.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics rules amid controversy surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas' vacations.
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are pushing for a medical cannabis program that could be enacted later this year. The state Assembly remains opposed to legalizing recreational pot.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., blasted Republican lawmakers for "falsely portraying" the issue of transgender women playing sports against biological females.
Florida authorities apologized after a test emergency alert woke up millions of state residents early Thursday morning, and one state lawmaker vowed to file legislation to prevent it from happening again.
The White House on Thursday dismissed allegations from a whistleblower who claims the Biden administration has mishandled the federal investigation into Hunter Biden.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said women forced to compete with biological men in sports is "complete and total bulls---" ahead of the House vote to ban transgender players in girls' athletics.
Zooey Zephyr said Montana's Freedom Caucus "misgender[ed] me" while calling for the lawmaker's censure following a debate banning trans procedures on minors.
The 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard has been sidelined from doing intelligence work in the aftermath of a classified documents leak.
American Oversight, an organization that promotes government transparency, will receive a $150K settlement from a lawsuit that accused the Arizona Senate of withholding records.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination. His campaign platform emphasizes civil liberties, government transparency and opposition to foreign intervention.
Democrats voted against a bill Thursday aimed at preventing biological males from competing against females as transgender athletes, a bill Dems equated to bullying.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, is expected to sign an immediate ban on semiautomatic rifles. The bill comes on the heels of other gun control measures.
Republicans in Kansas proposed a bill that would eliminate the grace period for mail in ballots. The bill was vetoed and there will still be a three-day grace period.
Sens. Jacky Rosen and Mike Rounds are introducing a bill on Thursday that would require the Pentagon to increase its cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan
President Biden announced Thursday he will be convening a meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate and committing $1 billion to the U.N.'s Green Fund.
Brandon Johnson, the future mayor of Chicago, answered reporter's questions on crime on Wednesday. He promised to be "smart" and "tough" in the city's fight against crime.