Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claimed a recent surge in COVID-19 cases this month should not lead to school closures, expressing concern about governmental overreach.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he will strip money meant for training Ukrainian soldiers from the defense appropriations bill, which hard-line conservative members in his conference opposed, and hold a separate vote on it.
A federal appeals court will determine whether states are required to cover gender transition procedures for people on government health insurance plans.
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) side-stepped faulting President Joe Biden for the immigration crisis in her state and instead pointed the finger at the Republican Party.
A class-action lawsuit between Illinois and Instagram gives residents five days to file a claim and receive a portion of the state's $68 million settlement with the platform.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was indicted in federal court on Friday on bribery charges in connection to an allegedly corrupt relationship with three businessmen from New Jersey.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley became the latest 2024 White House hopeful to lay out an economic plan aimed at relieving financial burdens during a major policy speech at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on Friday.
