A U.S. judge blocks enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law
Known as SB 8, the law bans almost all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, sexual abuse and incest.
Politics
The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests
The investment is a response to an ongoing national shortage and follows a $2 billion investment in September to supply rapid tests to community health centers, food banks and schools.
More than 1 in 3 rural Black southerners lack home internet access, a new study finds
The research shows that across 152 counties, 38% of Black residents in the rural South have no home internet access, compared to 23% of white residents.
Trump continues to lie, says 'real insurrection' happened when he lost election
The former president also doubled down on his support of participants in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, saying that the "real insurrection" happened on Election Day.
Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health
It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.
Democrats say they'll accept the GOP's offer of a temporary debt fix
The agreement could push the fight over how to raise the nation's borrowing limit to December.
Supreme Court justices push government on allowing Guantanamo inmate to testify
But a majority of the court appeared inclined to defer to the government's position that the release of information on Abu Zubaydah's treatment would hurt national security.
The current debt ceiling issue might feel familiar. Here's why
The issue of the debt ceiling crops of every few years, floats in the public consciousness and then vanishes. Why do we pay so much attention to it?
Idaho's lieutenant governor banned vaccine mandates while Gov. Little was out of town
While Idaho Gov. Brad Little left the state for a trip, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who is running for the governor's seat in 2022, issued an order to ban mask and vaccine mandates even further.
Scaling back Biden's $3.5 trillion plan means climate proposals may take a hit
President Biden is working with Democrats to scale back his initial $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan. Some of the president's hallmark climate proposals could be diminished.