WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Michigan family in finding they're only owed the surplus proceeds of the tax sale of their former home in Isabella County ― that is, the difference between the tax debt and the sale price, not the property's fair market value.

The justices concluded "neither history nor precedent" ...Read more

MIAMI — Congresswoman Frederica Wilson granted her coveted endorsement Monday to Miami-Dade County Commissioner and former Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert in the crowded race to succeed her in the U.S. House after her retirement.

“It’s not a job for a neophyte, it's a job for experience, you have to hit the ground running,” Wilson ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley fired back at former state Sen. Richard Pan on Monday afternoon, criticizing the Democrat’s record and challenging him to five debates in the months leading up to the November election.

Kiley’s response came days after Pan hosted a news conference portraying his 6th District opponent as a staunch...Read more

WASHINGTON — A manager’s amendment filed ahead of this week’s scheduled floor consideration of a sweeping package of veterans legislation would tweak some key language in the bill, but leave untouched the most controversial part of the measure.

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., filed an amendment last week ...Read more

Roughly two-thirds of Americans end their pregnancies by taking two abortion medications – misoprostol and mifepristone. Because these safe, effective medications can be prescribed via telehealth, without an in-office visit, they are how most patients terminate pregnancies in states that ban abortion.

In recent years, anti-abortion ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A sweeping housing bill sailed through the Senate on Monday and is expected to move quickly in the House early this week, potentially giving both parties a win on the issue of lowering home costs.

The Senate passed the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, 85-5. An aide to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the House could ...Read more

“I felt like a rock.”

Those were the words of nine-year-old Odai Shanah in a news interview that gained viral attention on social media. Odai was a witness to the horrific shooting that took place at the largest mosque in San Diego last month.

In the video, we can all see a young boy recounting his experience with stunning composure, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan kids’ internet safety legislation is one step closer to reality as key House members announced an agreement including privacy and data broker provisions and indicated they hope to bring the bill to a suspension vote on the House floor.

House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and ranking member Frank ...Read more

When Maryland voters head to the polls on June 23, they will be casting ballots under some election rules that did not exist during the state’s last gubernatorial primary four years ago.

Since 2022, state lawmakers have approved a series of election-related changes affecting polling place operations, election materials, voter protections and ...Read more

In a recent exchange with reporters about the newly brokered Iran agreement, President Donald Trump was asked whether he planned to submit the deal to Congress.

“I never thought about sending – never even thought about it, but I will,” Trump said. “I will send it to Congress. I like the idea.”

The most revealing ...Read more

CHICAGO — A coalition of Chicago faith leaders and activists wants the city to create a new top anti-violence office at City Hall with a community board shaping who the mayor picks as its top official.

The group called Monday for the City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson to establish a Department of Gun Violence Prevention to solidify the ...Read more

The solstice this weekend marked the start of astronomical summer — and in Washington, D.C., that means the legislative clock is ticking.

Lawmakers are eager to head home and campaign on a housing bill that’s nearing passage, but progress on several other issues has stalled, and it’s unclear whether a visit from President Donald Trump ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan kids’ internet safety legislation is one step closer to reality as key House members announced an agreement including privacy and data broker provisions.

House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., said Monday they’d come to a deal on legislation that advanced...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. John James on Monday to be Michigan's next governor, providing a significant boost to the Shelby Township Republican's chances in the Aug. 4 primary election.

Trump announced his decisions to support James for governor, Republican Mike Bouchard for the 10th Congressional District and ...Read more

For many Colombians in South Florida, the outcome of Colombia’s presidential election felt deeply personal.

As preliminary results showed conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeating leftist rival Iván Cepeda, supporters across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties poured into the streets waving Colombian flags, ...Read more

The Walt Disney Co. is rallying public support for ABC as it faces an early Federal Communications Commission review of its TV station licenses and the guest booking policy of its daytime talk show "The View."

ABC began running spots Monday asking viewers to comment on the FCC's recent actions that Disney sees as an effort to stifle speech seen...Read more

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak Tuesday at a truck manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley, where a competitive race for Congress this year could determine which party controls the U.S. House for the second half of his term.

Trump will deliver remarks at Mack Trucks in Macungie in Lehigh County, according to the White House and...Read more

The Supreme Court will wrap up its term in a matter of days, offering rulings on a number of important cases. In the meantime, the justices issued a directive last week that continues their push to rein in executive branch overreach.

The case involved a Biden administration edict demanding that furnaces and water heaters meet higher efficiency ...Read more

Under the second Trump administration, the United States has seen mass deportations and a sharp escalation in immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security says the crackdown pushed nearly 3 million people out of the country in Trump’s first year back in office.

For the first time since the 1960s, the number of ...Read more