WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld a rule that restricts access to so-called “ghost guns” in a ruling Wednesday, holding that a federal gun control law could cover weapons parts kits that can be easily assembled into working firearms.

The 7-2 decision revives a 2022 regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a federal ban on the sale of parts kits that permit unlicensed gun owners to make firearms at home which cannot be traced by the police.

In a 7-2 decision, the justices agreed these homemade weapons, often referred to as "ghost guns," qualify as firearms under federal law.

"Today, thousands...Read more

Four California Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are on the target list of a liberal Democratic group preparing for the 2026 election, another indication of how pivotal the state's congressional races will be in determining control of Congress.

EMILYs List, a group dedicated to electing Democratic women who support access to ...Read more

Since resuming office, President Donald Trump has not for one minute parted from his promise to leverage tariffs to ignite a new “golden age.” At times, he seems to be working continually to stimulate major trading partners into arrangements that make America great again.

However, anyone attempting to follow the bouncing tariff proposals ...Read more

At a 2017 hearing on Capitol Hill, then-Sen. Marco Rubio described a dark, fantastical vision of life in America.

“Imagine if the United States had an executive branch that basically took over the Supreme Court and put political cronies on it,” Rubio said. “(Imagine it) canceled all funding and all function of the Congress, both House and...Read more

A classic episode of “All in the Family” features Archie Bunker taunting his wife’s liberal cousin, Maude, by denouncing Franklin Delano Roosevelt. As Maude begins to fume, Edith begs her husband to stop and notes that “his whole family was for Roosevelt.” Archie brushes it off: “That was for two terms, but that was it. We didn’t ...Read more

U.S. tariffs on copper imports could be coming within several weeks, months earlier than the deadline for a decision, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. President Donald Trump in February directed the Commerce Department to open an investigation into potential copper tariffs and submit a report within 270 days, though it’s now...Read more

When Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Jamaica on Wednesday, he will be visiting what the Trump administration’s top envoy to the region describes as “probably our most like-minded partner in the Caribbean.”

Jamaica was once on the verge of bankruptcy, and its financial turnaround is regarded as a bright spot that has helped it ...Read more

ATLANTA — Georgia House Democrats blocked a committee vote Tuesday that could clear the way for President Donald Trump and other defendants in the Fulton County election interference case to receive reimbursement for attorney fees.

A group of Democrats walked out of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee hours into a marathon meeting, ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill supporters say will help clarify exceptions to Kentucky’s strict abortion ban.

House Bill 90 “restricts access to medical care, places barriers on doctors and undermines their clinical judgment, and threatens the life of pregnant women in Kentucky,” Beshear, a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that would seek to cut federal grants to states who don’t adopt tougher standards for voter registration, the latest Republican step in the political fight over access to the voter rolls.

The executive order would add a question to the national voter registration form ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to allow challenges to EPA rules on air pollution in local courts across the country, pushing back on an effort from the Trump administration to concentrate the cases in Washington.

The oral arguments are connected to the yearslong fight over a Biden administration effort to create a ...Read more

Is the U.S. angling for a repeat of the Sino-Russian split?

In an Oct. 31, 2024, interview with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump argued that the United States under Joe Biden had, in his mind erroneously, pushed China and Russia together. Separating the two powers would be a priority of his administration. “I...Read more

Heads of state are the symbolic leader of a country. Some of them, like King Charles III of the United Kingdom, carry out largely ceremonial roles these days. Others, like Saudi Arabian King Salman, are absolute monarchs and involved in governing the country’s day-to-day activities and policies. It also means that the Saudi monarch gets to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are looking to curtail the power of federal district courts as President Donald Trump and his administration push back on rulings that have slowed his actions on immigration, the firing of federal probationary employees and efforts from the Department of Government Efficiency.

House Majority Leader Steve ...Read more

CHICAGO — The administration of President Donald Trump forged ahead this month with plans to shrink the federal government’s national real estate footprint, canceling hundreds of office leases across the country and proposing to sell off many properties.

In the Chicago area, as of this week nearly 200,000 square feet of leased federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a pair of cases Wednesday over how much power Congress can give to executive agencies without running afoul of the Constitution, which could end up shaping how legislation is written.

The arguments center on whether Congress handed over too much power to the Federal Communications ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are poised to permit the use of public funding to cover abortions after voters removed that restriction last fall — and proponents argue it will actually save the state money.

That’s because the annual cost of covering abortion through Medicaid and another plan — projected at nearly $5.9 million — would be ...Read more