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Xavier Becerra says HHS exploring all options to expand abortion access

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said his agency will explore "everything that is out there" to expand abortion access.

July 3, 2022

Homeland Security chief defends border efforts after Texas migrant smuggling tragedy

Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas defended inspections at the U.S.-Mexico border, but he struggled to explain how a truck got through a checkpoint packed with dozens of migrants who died in the Texas heat.

July 3, 2022

Rep. Liz Cheney: More than one criminal referral against Trump is possible

Rep. Liz Cheney said it is possible the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol will make a criminal referral against former President Donald Trump.

July 3, 2022

Rep. Adam Kinzinger defends Cassidy Hutchinson as a credible witness

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he found former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson credible in her bombshell testimony about Jan. 6, 2021.

July 3, 2022

S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem: Legislature must consider services for mothers amid abortion ban

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem pledged Sunday to "walk alongside" mothers now that abortion is illegal in most instances in her state.

July 3, 2022

Jan. 6 committee emulates Trump’s showman style in its bid to undo him

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is using former President Donald Trump's showmanship playbook to try to scuttle his political future.

July 1, 2022

West Hollywood trims sheriff’s presence despite concerns about crime

A city in Los Angeles County has reportedly voted to slash law enforcement funding despite concerns about rising crime.

June 29, 2022

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he suffered Paxlovid ‘rebound’

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he experienced a rebound of COVID-19 symptoms after taking Paxlovid, the antiviral drug from Pfizer.

June 29, 2022

Biden: NATO will defend ‘every inch’ of its territory

President Biden kicked off NATO meetings in Madrid on Wednesday by declaring the military alliance will defend "every inch" of its territory and committing to an enhanced military in Europe.

June 29, 2022

White House rolls out monkeypox strategy with testing, 300,000 vaccine shots for at-risk populations

The White House will ramp up monkeypox testing and exponentially expand the reach of vaccines to at-risk contacts in the first phase of President Biden's plan to respond to a virus that's been pinging around the U.S. for over a month.

June 28, 2022

FDA official: New-look COVID-19 booster campaign could start in October

Drugmakers should devise a COVID-19 vaccine that targets omicron and its sub-variants alongside the original strain, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday after a robust debate about how to keep up with the swiftly evolving virus.

June 28, 2022

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vows clemency for those who violate state abortion ban

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is vowing to grant clemency to anyone charged under an 1849 state law that bans abortions, in the latest attempt by Democrats to get around the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

June 28, 2022

Former Mark Meadows aide is House Jan. 6 panel’s surprise witness

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, will be the featured witness at a surprise Tuesday hearing scheduled by the House select committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

June 28, 2022

Supreme Court sides with docs in opioid pill mill case, may upend other over-prescribing cases

The Supreme Court sided Monday with a pair of doctors facing long prison terms for aggressively prescribing pain pills in a case that could make prosecutors think twice about how they go after doctors amid the opioid epidemic.

June 27, 2022

Nancy Pelosi accused of shoving GOP Rep. Mayra Flores’ daughter

A photo-op for new Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas turned into a debate over what constitutes a shove after the Republican accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of pushing her daughter last week.

June 27, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Democrats offer ‘inflation relief’ payments to Californians

Millions of Californians will see "inflation relief" payments ranging from $200 to $350 per person in the coming months under a budget deal struck by Gov. Gavin Newsom and top state Democrats.

June 27, 2022

Texas city council eyes measure to water down abortion ban

City lawmakers in Austin, Texas, are looking to decriminalize abortion via legislation that would insulate locals from a state trigger law that largely bans the procedure in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

June 27, 2022

South Dakota governor says doctors, not mothers, will be prosecuted under state abortion ban

Gov. Kristi Noem says South Dakota will prosecute doctors who perform abortions but not pregnant women as a ban in her state goes into effect following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the longstanding right to the procedure.

June 27, 2022

Biden, G-7 leaders to announce a new round of punishment for Russia’s invasion

The White House said President Biden and Group of Seven leaders will follow a Monday meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a new round of sanctions designed to "sap" Russian President Vladimir Putin's military-industrial complex and strangle its economy.

June 27, 2022

Blue states scramble for fixes after Supreme Court eases rules on concealed carry of pistols

Blue state leaders are scrambling to draft legislative fixes in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that imperiled state laws requiring people to show "proper cause" to carry a firearm.

June 24, 2022