Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks with reporters in Statuary Hall after meeting with Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie on May 6. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption …
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A lawmaker with a brain disease used voice assist to back her bill on the House floor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVirginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton used text-to-speech technology to advocate for her bill on the House floor Monday, following her diagnosis with the rare brain condition known as progressive supranuclear palsy. …
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Latino voter turnout is growing in Arizona. Senate hopefuls are trying to win support
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJunior Lopez, owner of JL Boxing Academy in Phoenix, stands outside his business with his wife, Mayrelis Gomez, and their young son. Ben Giles hide caption toggle caption Ben Giles …
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Activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff on April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide …
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Ukraine’s security services says it has exposed a network of agents working for Russia who were plotting to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials.
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels is testifying against Trump in New York trial
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAdult film actress Stormy Daniels speaks outside federal court in New York in April 2018. She is testifying this week in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Mary …
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At a Holocaust remembrance event, Biden to mark the history of antisemitism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden speaks at an event put on by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about fighting antisemitism, an issue that pushed him to run in 2019 and which is taking …
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The history of ‘outside agitators’ — from Gaza protests to Martin Luther King Jr.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPolice take demonstrators into custody on the campus of the Art Institute of Chicago after students established a protest encampment on the grounds on May 4. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide …
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Transgender bathroom bills are back, gaining traction after past boycotts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide …
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Trump fined $1,000 for violating gag order again and threatened with jail time
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer President Donald Trump attends his trial in Manhattan criminal court on May 2. The judge in the case heard arguments related to the prosecution’s request to fine Trump for …