Jen Psaki reportedly set to leave White House for MSNBC gig in May

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave her post from within the Biden administration to join MSNBC allegedly in May. 

Parent of transgender child speaks out after Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signs anti-trans bills

Arizona has joined a growing list of Republican-controlled states looking to restrict transgender rights as they gain more visibility in culture and society, and the mother of a transgender child in Arizona is expressing her devastation over Gov. Ducey's decision to sign the anti-trans bills.

Arizona Gov. Ducey signs 15-week abortion ban into law

Gov. Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1164 on Wednesday, March 30, which outlaws abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It mirrors a Mississippi law now being considered by the nation’s high court.

Texas to review prayer, touch requests in executions by case

Texas isn't changing its rules after the Supreme Court ruled that states must accommodate the religious requests of death row inmates who want to have their spiritual advisers pray aloud and touch them during their executions.

US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry to resign after lying to feds

A California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national.

In Texas, calls to boost U.S. oil production after Russian invasion run into hard realities

Labor shortages, supply chain issues, hesitant financial backers and a frosty relationship with the Biden administration have limited how much Texas oil and gas companies are ramping up production.

Senate unanimously passes marijuana research bill

Members of the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would cut through the red tape to more easily allow medical and scientific research into marijuana.

Mark Meadows urged by Supreme Court justice's wife to overturn 2020 election, report says

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud.

Harris Co. Judge campaign challengers capitalizing on Hidalgo’s scandals

It’s fair to say it’s been a difficult month for Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo following a botched primary election, and then Texas Rangers raiding her office with search warrants.