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1764 episodes transcribedAs Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza enters its sixth month, Democratic members of Congress who are part of "the Squad" and have criticized Israel's act...
In a pair of decisions Monday, Florida's supreme court ruled the state's six-week abortion ban could go into effect in May, and that voters would have...
The Justice Department launched a team in December 2023 to look into allegations of war crimes committed during Russia's war in Ukraine. The team isn'...
A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season. They're pushing Congress to update a 150 year...
The Supreme Court heard a case this week about mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions. Anti-abortion plaintiffs are suing the Food & Drug A...
As the United States tries to seek a resolution to Israel's war in Gaza, we look at the complicated and strained relationship between the White House...
Former President Trump got a brief reprieve in his New York civil case, as the amount he owes to secure a $454 million bond has been temporarily reduc...
The presidential campaign is heating up, and candidates are hitting the road to convince people to vote for them. Today, we take a look inside a Donal...
The House of Representatives reached a deal on government funding, but Speaker Mike Johnson again had to rely on Democratic votes to pass the bill. No...
Texas has a controversial immigration law that, if implemented, would empower local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. It's a reminde...
New data shows that voting in America has gotten easier over the past two decades. More voters have the ability to cast a ballot before Election Day,...
Is reform coming to Arizona's presidential preference election, which blocks independent voters from participating? And Donald Trump and Ohio's govern...
Vice President Harris was known as a middling campaigner during the 2020 presidential primary, but she's since come into her own as a capable messenge...
Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney, can continue to lead the prosecution against former President Donald Trump. A Georgia judge ruled Willis...
Congress is giving the popular Chinese social media app TikTok an ultimatum—find an American buyer or face a nationwide ban in the United States. Will...
There is a movement to get third-party and independent presidential candidates on the ballot this year as many Americans have expressed frustration ab...
Republicans and Democrats expressed dissatisfaction with special counsel Robert Hur's report about President Biden's handling of classified documents...
The Republican National Committee voted in a new chair and co-chair on Friday — including a member of the Trump family and a man who questions that Pr...
President Biden and former President Donald Trump are almost certain to be in a rematch in the general race, but the primaries are still underway. Bot...
President Biden delivered a fiery State Of The Union Thursday night addressing immigration, aid for Ukraine and shrinkflation among other topics. But...
