DOJ says it won't charge Pence over handling of classified documents

The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it won't pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home.

DeSantis, Trump jab at each other while on campaign trail

Former President Donald Trump is keeping up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis.

Debt ceiling: House OKs bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

The House has approved the debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending it to the Senate. President Joe Biden negotiated the deal with Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert a U.S. default crisis.

Former Vice President Pence expected to launch White House campaign next week, joining Trump in 2024 race

The field of Republican presidential contenders continues to grow, with former Vice President Mike Pence joining former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and others, in the 2024 White House race

NC political strategist ejected from boat, dies trying to swim ashore

Conen Morgan, 42, of Raleigh, whose consulting agency clients have included the campaigns of U.S. Reps. Alma Adams and Valerie Foushee, died Sunday, the park service said in a news release.

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal in debt ceiling talks, look to sell Congress

The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or left flank is likely to support.

Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday

In recent years, Kissinger has continued to hold sway over Washington's power brokers as an elder statesman.

South Carolina judge halts new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.

Indiana doctor reprimanded for speaking publicly about 10-year-old girl's abortion

A medical board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t follow privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that gained attention in the national abortion debate.

Federal court deals blow to ATF pistol brace rule ahead of gun accessory registration deadline

Gun rights groups argue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lacks the authority to force millions of gun owners to register their weapons equipped with stabilizing braces.

Abortion providers scramble amid 'decimation' of access in US South

Providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the "decimation of abortion access across the South."

Indiana doctor who provided abortion for 10-year-old girl to face discipline hearing

The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.