Politics & Policy

Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network.

The declaration opens up recovery funding to six counties where Ida caused flash flooding, tornadoes, destruction, and at least 27 deaths.

Policymakers urged to step up preparations for the next storm, and cut carbon emissions

The new Texas law bans abortions after a "fetal heartbeat" is detected. But doctors say that's not an actual medical term and it's being used inaccurately.

The White House says Biden will visit ground zero in New York City, the Pentagon, and the memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 was forced down.

State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a temporary restraining order Friday in Austin that shields clinics from whistleblower lawsuits.

The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell will lead the effort to resettle thousands of Afghan evacuees as Operation Allies Welcome Coordinator.

A new law in Texas makes it illegal to have an abortion after six weeks, as well as to help anyone have an abortion.

Political mapmakers told to count inmates where they had lived, not in towns where they are jailed.

Among the questions: What happens to the Americans still in Afghanistan? And: What does the exit mean for Biden's approach to the world?

The plan to impose a price on carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants in Pennsylvania is going before the Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

Millions of Americans are getting priced out of ownership or stuck spending the bulk of their income on rent.

Senate Bill 8 effectively ends Roe v Wade in Texas. It bans all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, well before many women even know they are pregnant.