Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

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House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

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Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York

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Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package

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Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes

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Possible TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package

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Kennedy family makes 'crystal clear' its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.'s candidacy

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Why third-party candidates struggle to break through U.S. elections

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secures ballot access in battleground state of Michigan

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Kennedy family makes 'crystal clear' its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.'s candidacy

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Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit

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Kansas GOP congressman Jake LaTurner is not running again, citing family reasons

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Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military

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Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress

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Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents

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Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

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Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel

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Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds

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Democrats weigh prospect of helping Johnson save his job as House speaker

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What's inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel

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House's Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job

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Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary

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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers

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Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump

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Nearing 50 Supreme Court arguments in, lawyer Lisa Blatt keeps winning

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Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone

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The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked.

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Donald Trump has lost a bid to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington.

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Marijuana advocates are gearing up for April 20. Known as 4/20, marijuana's high holiday on Saturday is often marked by large crowds gathering in parks, at festivals and on college campuses to smoke together.

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A bill in California wants to make more rental housing available to tenants with pets. Assembly Bill 2216 would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging extra for security deposit and rent for tenants who have cats, dogs or other common household animals.

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A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action has resigned from the organization and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was accused of forging signatures on his nominating petitions.

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Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings.

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A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has narrowly cleared the Democrat-led House and now goes to the state Senate for consideration.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced nearly $200 million in grant money to cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing.

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Nebraska lawmakers have adjourned the regular session knowing they'll be called back by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen this summer for a special session.

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A hack that caused a small Texas town's water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group.

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Pennsylvania House Democrats are proposing a process to determine if state representatives are "incapacitated" and to sanction or expel them.

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The Alabama Senate has advanced legislation aimed at strengthening the state's weak open records law.

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A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.

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A group of lawmakers from six states have worked on the first major proposals to reign in AI discrimination.

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A federal judge has ruled that a man accused of starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office will remain in custody.

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The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire's youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday.

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Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to expand K-12 private school scholarships statewide and pump hundreds of millions of dollars more into public schools.

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Georgians will owe less in income taxes this year and will get a chance in November to vote to cap increases in how homes are valued for property taxes. Republican Gov.

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New York would expand access to booze under a series of measures unveiled on Thursday as part of a larger state budget agreement.

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A new Kentucky law aimed at curbing youth vaping is being challenged in court. News outlets report the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association, the Kentucky Hemp Association and four vape retailers filed a lawsuit last week in Franklin Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the bill.

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A New York man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge that presided over former President Donald Trump's civil fraud suit.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has visited Michigan to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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A coalition backed by some of the nation's largest retailers has announced it has collected 900,000 signatures to put a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative before voters in November.

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Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse has approved a $52.8 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that includes an eye-popping $1.95 billion tax break and refund for businesses.

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State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings.

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Officials say a West Virginia mother has been charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who was found "emaciated to a skeletal state."

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small says he remains committed to his family and to his city as he deals with charges that he and his wife abused their teenage daughter.

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Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year.

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Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life. The memoir ranges from legislation she helped enact to such traumatizing moments as the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S.

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The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov.

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The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings.

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