Even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Montana lawmakers were determined to outlaw abortion, passing three laws restricting access. But a district judge in Yellowstone County later ruled that the laws were unconstitutional. In April 2023, Montana lawmakers banned gender-affirming care for minors, only to have the law blocked by a
A Massachusetts lawmaker has been identified as an alleged client of a high class brothel network, after being publicly named in court. Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner was named in court on Friday amongst a list of other men accused of using the illicit services in the city. Immediately after being publicly named, he released
Lawmakers from the dominant MAGA wing of the House Republican Conference took Donald Trump’s cue and took early steps to impeach a judge the president branded a ‘radical left lunatic’ for ruling to pause deportation flights. The latest Trump loyalist to get behind the effort was Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, who was unpersuaded by pushback from
Republican lawmakers hailed President Donald Trump after a nearly two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace deal in Ukraine, drawing contrasts between his efforts and those of former President Joe Biden. “I’m encouraged by President Trump’s willingness to engage in diplomacy to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia — especially
EXCLUSIVE: A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to nix Chile’s status on the visa waiver program (VWP) amid a major gang burglary risk. Reps. Young Kim, Derek Tran, Dave Min and Mike Levin of California sent a letter to DHS asking that Chile be taken off the list, which
Facing widespread layoffs from the city’s biggest employer and what amounts to a billion-dollar budget cut over the next six months, residents of the District of Columbia expressed frustration at a Capitol Hill rally on Thursday morning, declaring themselves denizens of a city under siege. A Republican spending bill to fund the federal government through
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers appear open to stripping Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, of his committee positions after disrupting President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, while Democratic members remain widely opposed to the idea. “In my view, I believe that Congressman Green, by speaking for people on Medicare and Medicaid, showed a lot more respect
An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers. Democratic state Rep. Lisa Davis, an attorney in the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender’s office, introduced House Bill 3458 in February. Under the terms of the legislation,
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to cancel a controversial plan to kill up to nearly half a million barred owls to protect the vulnerable northern spotted owl. Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a plan to shoot the owls in California, Oregon and Washington over
House Republicans are accusing Democrats of waging their opposition campaign against the GOP’s government funding plan over their fury at Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts. “They hate Elon Musk and Donald Trump more than they love their country,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. “They’re just losing their