Congress took its biggest step yet toward ending the twice-yearly changing of the clocks. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The bipartisan bill now heads to the Senate, where a...
The U.S. launched a fourth straight night of strikes and is reimposing its naval blockade of all Iranian ports, its most formal step toward resuming full-scale war with Iran. President Trump says the move is designed to starve Iran’s...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before Congress as the nation’s highest court looks to increase security funding in the wake of threats. It’s the first time Supreme Court justices have appeared before Congress since...
Preparations for elections can take months or years. From registering voters to maintaining voting machines, it is carried out by state and local jurisdictions, with support from the federal government. But in this election year, the agency that helps...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will sit before a Senate panel for his hearing to be confirmed in that role permanently. It comes after he's been involved in a number of high-profile, controversial decisions, including investigations, indictments and the...
In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge ruled that President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was filed for an "improper purpose," Maine lawmakers are calling for an investigation after ICE agents shot and killed a motorist, Ukraine is...
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including what the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham means for South Carolina and the Senate, Sen....
Family members are pressing for answers about the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He disappeared during a Fourth of July trip with three high school friends to an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Wells, who is Black, was the...
Thirty-one states are now reporting cases of a parasitic intestinal disease that is making life miserable for those who contract it. While the U.S. has seen outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the past, the cases this summer are much higher...
The Supreme Court wrapped up one of its most consequential terms for shaping LGBTQ rights. In one of the major decisions, the justices upheld state bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. But more challenges are already...
