Abortion opponents urge Supreme Court to allow limits on abortion drug

Supreme Court justices are considering a request from the Biden administration and a New York-based drug company that manufactures the abortion drug mifepristone to delay lower-court rulings restricting its use.

Supreme Court hears Christian mail carrier's religious tolerance case

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees.

Texas: The Issue Is - Governor Abbott pledges to push 'school choice' through legislative head wind

Five days after his "school choice" proposal was gunned down by the Texas House in a budgetary "test vote", Governor Greg Abbott drew a line in the sand for lawmakers in the lower chamber.

House Speaker McCarthy rounds 100 days in office, faces tough road ahead

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is performing the role as speaker — second in line to the presidency — but the Republican leader allied with Donald Trump remains stubbornly limited in action because of his uneasy grip on the gavel.

Supreme Court temporarily keeps FDA abortion pill rules in place

The Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it more fully considers the issues raised in a court challenge.

Nashville officials poised to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker

A metro council vote would send Rep. Justin Jones back after essentially a long weekend. Expelled Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers may get their seats back

The GOP supermajority expelled the two lawmakers, leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts with no representation in the House.