Group of South Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization goes before a small group of
Judge to explain why he’s approving Purdue Pharma settlement plan, which calls for $7B from Sacklers
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is set to give his reasoning Tuesday for approving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The deal calls for members of the Sackler
House expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome
How Trump’s comments about Fuentes and Carlson could prolong a Republican rift over antisemitism
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump doesn’t like someone, he knows how to show it. In just the last few days, he’s described Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as a traitor, mocked Rep. Thomas Massie’s second marriage
After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince to get warm embrace from Trump, US business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to fete Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday when the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Washington
Man accused of captaining migrant boat that capsized, killing 4, is charged
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials on Monday charged a man believed to be the captain of a boat carrying migrants that capsized near San Diego, killing four passengers. The man, a Mexican national, was charged with
Tennessee judge blocks Trump’s use of National Guard in Memphis but gives time for government appeal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Monday blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation by President Donald Trump but also put the order on hold, giving the government five
Maryland more than doubles cost estimate on rebuilding collapsed Baltimore bridge
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have more than doubled the estimated cost to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers last year after a massive container ship crashed into it,
U.S. judge upholds New York law barring immigration agents from courthouses
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge rejected on Monday a Trump administration challenge to a New York law that blocks immigration officials from arresting individuals at, or near, state courthouses. Republican President Donald Trump has
Gary Walters worked in the White House for 37 years. Here’s what the chief usher saw
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gary Walters saw a lot of history in the 37 years he spent working at the White House, where he started as an officer assigned to protect the president and ended as the longest-serving