Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents' stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who escaped bondage with a group led by abolitionist John Brown. read more
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the implementation of two abortion bans in the deeply conservative state in a 4-1 decision. read more
The current Republican talking point on Venezuela is don't worry we know how to do this. "We know what works and what doesn't work. Sure, there's some rough edges, or whatever like that, but we're smart enough to figure this out. This isn't rocket science," said Sen. Jim Justice. read more
The Justice Department has backed off a dubious claim about Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro that the Trump administration promoted last year in laying the groundwork to remove him from power in Venezuela: accusing him of leading a drug cartel called "Cartel de los Soles." read more
The Trump administration is poised to freeze approximately $10 billion in funding for several programs supporting child care, social services grants and cash assistance in several Democratic-led states. read more
U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December ... read more
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a rice farmer who served in political office in California for more than two decades, died suddenly, House GOP leaders said Tuesday. He was 65. read more
The lawsuit challenges a conservative effort to punish those who criticized Mr. Kirk in the aftermath of his killing. read more
The delayed pace at which the Trump administration is releasing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein means it could be several years before it meets Congress's mandate for full transparency. read more
Donald Trump ... accused "the fake news" of calling him a dictator after saying "they should cancel the election". read more
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immunization schedule ... read more
The party of the sitting president has only gained House seats twice since World War II ended -- in 1998 and 2002. Typically, the president's party loses more than 25 seats on average. read more
President Donald Trump has repeated his widely debunked claim that Tylenol is unsafe for expecting mothers on the same day his administration's health officials revealed a scaled-back childhood vaccine schedule that experts said was not based in new science ... read more
A preschool teacher was arrested on camera as soon as she finished a TV interview criticizing Donald Trump, fueling the debate over protest policing and free speech. read more
The Department of Justice has released less than 1% of the so-called Epstein files, a court filing has revealed, as Democrats step up criticism of the Trump administration's "lawlessness" for keeping records under seal. read more
Pamela Hemphill, who said she rejected President Trump's pardon for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, apologized to a Capitol Police officer who was assaulted during the mayhem. read more
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