Lawmakers

A police impersonator fatally shot Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and injured Sen. John Hoffman in a coordinated, "targeted" attack.

Moderate Democrat Jared Golden broke with his party to echo DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's response to the arrest of California lawmaker Alex Padilla during Thursday's press conference.

Texas lawmakers passed a bill to simplify vaccine exemptions, sparking backlash from health advocates as the state faces its worst measles outbreak in over 20 years.

Democrats accuse Trump and Republicans of attempting to erase the memory of the January 6 attack by refusing to install a legally mandated plaque honoring police officers who defended the Capitol.

Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly died Wednesday at age 75, weeks after stepping down from a top Democratic role and announcing he would not seek re-election after the return of esophageal cancer.

Sen. Dave McCormick broke ranks to defend Democratic colleague John Fetterman against what he called "disgraceful smears," urging critics to stop politicizing the senator's health.

Despite introducing a bill to ban congressional stock trading, Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan reportedly made over 350 trades worth millions.

Democratic politicians in Florida have warned that the White House's cuts to the NOAA could be dangerous ahead of hurricane season.

A new Texas Senate bill seeks to ban Pride flags in public schools, sparking backlash over its vague language and concerns that it will endanger LGBTQ students.

Social media users criticized the newly introduced bill "Peanut's Law," which would give animals due process before undergoing euthanasia.

Democrats used PBS characters to mock Republican efforts to defund public media.

Republican lawmakers faced backlash for their lack of presence this weekend as voters attended "empty chair" town halls to express their anger.

Democratic lawmakers faced heated town halls across the country as constituents accused them of failing to fight for their interests.

A bill to distribute $5,000 "DOGE dividend" checks to taxpayers could be introduced soon, but economic experts and lawmakers remain skeptical.

North Carolina Republicans are pushing a bill to prevent Attorney General Jeff Jackson from suing over Trump's executive orders.

A top tech reporter mocked lawmakers for suddenly changing their minds regarding the TikTok ban in a last ditch effort to save the app.

Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. While the non-binding measure holds no legislative power, it reflects escalating conservative rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ rights. Advocates warn the move is part of a broader effort to roll back civil rights protections.

A debate over a bill turned violent after lawmakers began fighting and barricaded the door in order to prevent a vote on new election laws in Taiwan.

As Category 4 Hurricane Helene geared towards the Florida Panhandle, a number of Republican senators and representatives voted against supplementing disaster funding in a government funding extension

Some 5,200 workers at the Mercedes auto manufacturing plant and battery complex near Tuscaloosa, Alabama will decide whether to join the United Auto Workers in a federally-administered election that runs from Monday through Friday.

Nearly 60,000 migrants are living in city or state-funded shelters. With no more space and migrants sleeping in the streets outside the Roosevelt Hotel. Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul have repeatedly asked for assistance and aid from the federal government.

This recent proposal is seen as a victory by a coalition of LGBTQ groups in the state.

The legislators who voted to extend Diaz-Canal's mandate only recently faced elections themselves last month for Cuba's 470-member National Assembly.

"Semen terrorism," an act of non-physical sexual aggression on women, is sought to be officially seen as a punishable sex crime in South Korea.

Miguel Carrasquillo addresses euthanasia in a video recording and asks lawmakers for euthanasia to be approved in order for him, and others battling a deadly disease, to die in peace.