North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed into law a near-total abortion ban, one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the US. This Senate Bill 2150 defines abortion as “the act of using, selling, or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically …

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a trio of gun control bills on Tuesday, making it the 10th state in the U.S. to enact an ‘assault weapons’ ban. The move was met with jubilation by the governor and Attorney General Bob Ferguson who have been pushing for the package since the start of the session. …

Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial is continuing to make shocking revelations as the search history on her electronic devices are revealed in court. The Idaho mother, who is currently on trial for the murder of her daughter Tylee, her adopted son J.J., and her husband Chad Daybell’s ex-wife Tammy, had made an alarming number of searches …

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently made a tidy profit from the sale of a 40-acre tract of land he co-owned in rural Granby, Colorado. Nine days after his confirmation to the Supreme Court, Gorsuch sold the 3,000-square-foot log home to Brian Duffy, the CEO of Greenberg Traurig, one of the nation’s largest law firms. Duffy …

In a rare move that has drawn both criticism and praise, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with three Democratic Tennessee lawmakers on Monday at the White House, after the trio faced expulsion votes over their act of protest advocating for gun control. The three Democrats – Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) exclaimed this past weekend that it was entirely the fault of Fox News for inciting violence and it was the role of Congress to step in and go after the media outlet with extreme forms of regulation. AOC issued these statements while taking part in an interview with Jen Psaki on …

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing a potential appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but it is unlikely he would even show up. Chairman Dick Durbin said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he expects Thomas to reject the invitation to testify about gifts he accepted but did not disclose from a Texas …

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Department of Health is quietly exploring the possibility of banning all tobacco products in the state, despite lawmakers’ declining support to prohibit menthol cigarettes and other flavored products. According to an April 13 memo from Jennifer Lee, director of the Health Department’s Bureau of Tobacco Control, obtained by The New …

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of the Biden administration, allowing full access to the abortion pill mifepristone to continue as a lawsuit works its way through the lower federal courts. The decision is a victory for abortion rights supporters, but the Supreme Court could be asked to revisit the issue later this …

In a historic ruling, the Alaska Supreme Court struck down partisan gerrymandering as unconstitutional under the state’s equal protection doctrine. The five-member court ruled that the Alaska Redistricting Board had 90 days to show cause why the interim political map should not be used for the 2032 general election. John Binkley, chair of the Alaska …