Federal court deals blow to ATF pistol brace rule ahead of gun accessory registration deadline

Gun rights groups argue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lacks the authority to force millions of gun owners to register their weapons equipped with stabilizing braces.

Abortion providers scramble amid 'decimation' of access in US South

Providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the "decimation of abortion access across the South."

Indiana doctor who provided abortion for 10-year-old girl to face discipline hearing

The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.

Debt ceiling talks stuck, sides 'far apart' as June 1 deadline nears

A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the debt ceiling standoff is “not my fault" after he sent Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks.

Harris County suing State of Texas over election bills

Harris County will be filing suit against the state of Texas regarding to Senate Bills that target the county.

Poem written for Biden's inauguration banned by Florida school

"I'm gutted," the former Youth Poet Laureate said. "Robbing children of the chance to find their voices in literature is a violation of their right to free thought and free speech."

Who would be hit the hardest by a US debt default?

Social Security benefits, veteran payments are more are on the line in the ongoing debt-ceiling debacle.

What have Texas lawmakers done since the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting?

While Texas public schools are getting additional dollars to "harden" campuses against an attack, lawmakers have done nothing to keep guns away from those intent massacres.

Major issues remain unresolved as Texas legislative session winds down

Still on the table are the power grid, property tax relief, school funding, and the budget. With all that "heavy lifting" still to do a great deal of lesser legislation has been left to die.

Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce candidacy for president Wednesday on Twitter: sources

Sources familiar confirmed to Fox News that the two-term governor will declare that he's candidate for president on Wednesday during a conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter.

Debt ceiling: No agreement yet, but Biden, McCarthy say they're optimistic after meeting

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy say they and their lead negotiators have had a productive meeting at the White House on the impasse over the government's debt ceiling.