Violent crime is on the rise in some of the largest cities, including Washington D.C., where a number of proposals from Mayor Muriel Bowser were discussed this past week among lawmakers.
Marijuana legalization initiatives have appeared on ballots for decades as the legalization of cannabis at various levels has spread across the country.
The Department of Education's proposed Title IX athletics rule that could strip federal funding from schools that don't allow athletes to compete based on their gender identity received more than 156,000 statements during the 30-day public comment period.
Ukraine is disputing Russia's assertion that its forces have taken full control of Bakhmut, alleging that its military is still holding onto a small area of the once-booming eastern Ukrainian city.
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will speak by phone on Sunday morning amid a stalemate in debt limit negotiations, the White House said Saturday.
A transgender senior in Mississippi opted to skip high school graduation Saturday when the district refused to allow any deviations from the gender-based dress code.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) put negotiations with the White House to avert a debt limit on pause Saturday, saying talks will only continue once President Joe Biden returns from the G7 on Sunday.
The debate in Congress regarding the nation's debt ceiling has hit another speed bump, with Democrats claiming the talks are going in the wrong direction.
