Florida ban on abortions after 6 weeks takes effect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida on Wednesday just after midnight. Before that, the state had been a refuge for abortion access in the South after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Florida banned abortions after 15 weeks in 2022, but the vast majority […]

Court blocks Louisiana’s congressional map with second majority-Black district

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Louisiana from using a congressional map signed into law this year that had been redrawn to include a second majority-Black district. In a 2-1 vote, the three-judge panel found that Senate Bill 8, which provided for the redistricting of congressional districts in the state, violated a clause in the […]

Democrats win N.Y. special election, narrowing House Republican majority

Democrats won a special election for a House seat in western New York Tuesday, The Associated Press projected, further shrinking the GOP’s narrow majority in the chamber. Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy defeated Republican town supervisor Gary Dickson in New York’s 26th District, a reliably blue area which includes Buffalo and some of the surrounding […]

RFK Jr. hires GOP operative who called Jan. 6 ‘Democrat misdirection’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has hired a former top spokesperson to hard-right Republican candidates who has called the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “Democrat misdirection.” Campaign finance records show Kennedy’s independent campaign first hired Zach Henry’s firm Total Virality for “influencer engagement” in March, two months after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy […]

Gag order jail threat and testimony from Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer

The most consequential moment of Tuesday’s trial happened just minutes after court began, when the judge held Donald Trump in criminal contempt over his social media posts and warned the former president that future violations could land him in jail. Hours after Judge Juan Merchan said Trump violated the order’s prohibition against attacks on witnesses […]

Binoculars in hand, reporters go Trump-spotting at New York trial

The must-have accessory at Donald Trump’s hush money trial? Binoculars. In a New York City courtroom where cameras are not allowed and where most of the primo spots offering the best views of the ex-president are taken, these devices are being deployed by enterprising reporters, courtroom sketch artists, and legal analysts straining to see the […]

Cease-fire talks come at a key moment as Biden faces growing campus protests

WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration officials are increasingly concerned about where protests on college campuses over the war in the Gaza Strip will expand to next and view a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas as perhaps the only development that could quell some of the political blowback over President Joe Biden’s handling of […]

In interview, former President Trump lays out agenda for a possible second term

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing In interview, former President Trump lays out agenda for a possible second term 01:43 UP NEXT Judge fines Trump $9,000 for nine gag order violations 04:41 Biden slams Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump swiftly reacts 02:07 […]