Trump documents probe: US appeals special master ruling

The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge's decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Florida home.

Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field

Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associated Press review.

Obamas return to White House for portrait unveiling ceremony

Barack and Michelle Obama returned to the White House for the first time since 2017, and Wednesday's portrait unveiling revives a tradition last celebrated 10 years ago.

Kentucky politics: Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins governor's race

Craft has spent years cultivating connections within the GOP as she and her husband, coal magnate Joe Craft, donated millions of dollars to Republican candidates.

Leaked Oath Keepers list includes law enforcement officers, military members

The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism found over 38,000 names on the Oath Keepers membership list and discovered hundreds of them work in law enforcement including as police chiefs and sheriffs.

Massachusetts primary: Trump-backed Geoff Diehl wins GOP nomination for governor

Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor over businessman Chris Doughty, who was considered the more moderate candidate in the race.

After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?

Here is what several states have done to implement school safety in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school massacre.

VA to offer abortions to veterans in certain cases

It’s the first time VA doctors will be able to perform abortions on federal property.

Biden warns 'equality and democracy are under assault,' urges people to vote

Holding little back, President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation’s democracy from what he views as the evil force of Trumpism.

Virginia nurse practitioner files lawsuit claiming CVS fired her over abortion stance

A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities.

2 in 10 Americans report experience with gun violence, AP-NORC poll finds

CDC data has shown a spike in gun violence since the pandemic, with gun-related homicides increasing across the country in large and small metro areas and in rural areas.

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska House special election

Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin.

These states are tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates

States with extra money from tax revenue and federal pandemic aid are returning billions of tax dollars to people. So far, 31 states have established some type of tax cut or rebate in their areas.

South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions

South Carolina’s bill currently allows abortions if a mother's life is in danger and then lists several different medical emergencies that would fit into that exception.

'Fund the police': Biden outlines crime plan, pushes assault weapons ban

Democrats and Republicans worked together in a rare effort to pass gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.