JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment’s ...

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Sen. Rodger Smitherman repeated assertions he made in committee, calling the bill “a license to kill Black people.” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cheers broke out early Wednesday as Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee signed off on the GOP ...

Cheers broke out early Wednesday as Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee signed off on the GOP tax breaks bill after a grueling round-the-clock session that pushed President Donald ...

The heart of the Republican budget legislation targets key climate and energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill that threatens the loss of healthcare to millions of Americans.   Evans ...

The Shroud Award went to a bill that would have made it 'nearly impossible for (lawmakers) to drive themselves to work.' ...

Under a recent tax proposal, the federal Opportunity Zone program may get extended to 2033 — with some major changes.

A proposal to change requirements for SNAP eligibility and push some of the cost of the program is currently working its way through the House Agriculture Committee before it ends up on the House ...