Confronted with a possible bipartisan deal on DACA, President Trump "goes vulgar;" another state looks to expand Medicaid coverage by ballot initiative; a new report finds not enough teachers for Illinois; and Black Minnesotans "Claim Their Voices" in honor of MLK Day.

Biden administration moves to protect Alaska wilderness; opening statements and first witness in NY trial; SCOTUS hears Starbucks case, with implications for unions on the line; rural North Carolina town gets pathway to home ownership.

VW workers make history as first Southern automaker to unionize; Mike Johnson's speakership, after passing Ukraine aid, gets a reprieve from MTG; a new study finds NM's laws help reduce suicide among LGBTQ youth; and ID abortion law before SCOTUS this week.

Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps; 12-member jury sworn in for Trump's historic criminal trial; the importance of healthcare decision planning; and a debt dilemma: poll shows how many people wrestle with college costs.

The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

Seven jury members were seated in Trump's hush money case. House Speaker Johnson could lose his job over Ukraine aid. And the SCOTUS heard oral arguments in a case that could undo charges for January 6th rioters.

Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

House Republicans want citizenship proof for federal election voting, under White House pressure Israel shows restraint after Iran's attack and Trump's hush money trial starts.

President Biden's name could be left off the ballot in Alabama and Ohio, the Justice Dept. mandates background checks for gun show purchases, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds moves to allow state police to arrest undocumented migrants.

Fears grow that low-income folks living in USDA housing could be forced out, North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues, and small towns are eligible for grants to boost civic participation..

Hamas says it doesn't have 40 Israeli hostages needed for a possible ceasefire. Arizona Republicans squash Democrats attempt to repeal the near-total abortion ban and House GOP tensions intensify over a surveillance law.

VA Senator calls for updates to ACA health coverage; Parents of school shooter sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison; WI utilities make union jobs a priority for green projects; Idaho could boost local election turnout with timing change.

Offshore wind does more than aid NY, NJ clean energy futures; Vatican says surrogacy and gender theory are 'grave threats' to human dignity; Study: 14 million U.S. freight trucks vulnerable to hackers; Lawsuit over Endangered Species Act follows outrage at wolf torture photo.

ND lawmaker: Racist taunts in HS sports need to stop; Alabama advocacy groups sue to block restrictive new voting law; Maryland students to study eclipse's effect on atmosphere.

SCOTUS to hear Oregon case on criminalizing homelessness; Judge Cannon rejects Trump dismissal effort in Classified Documents Case; VA groups angry over Youngkin's Environmental Justice Council picks; Patapsco River conditions slow progress on Key Bridge salvage.

Nebraska aims to change how it awards Electoral College votes, nearly 50,000 Wisconsin Democrats vote uncommitted to protest Biden's handling of Gaza and voters there approve a ban on private donations for election administration.

Officials react to death of aid workers in Israeli air strike. The Minnesota Supreme Court hears a voting law challenge and lesser-known Democratic candidates discuss the presidential race.

Maryland officials ask for bipartisan help to reopen the Baltimore harbor, a federal judge says a controversial New Jersey ballot design is unconstitutional and California fast food workers get a pay raise.

A Democratic senator calls on Biden to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, as protests erupt in Israel. A deepfake video of Kari Lake highlights concerns and attorneys general may move to stop pistols from being converted into machine guns.

Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

Rural Texans hit by historic wildfires could face scarcities in housing health services, Kentucky is helping prison parolees begin anew, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

Missed opportunities in 2024 budget, peacekeeping groups say; Abortion is once again before the Supreme Court this time, in pill form; an effort continues to ensure state minimum wage for ME farmworkers; Montana land proposed for solar power.

An essential Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision; University of Texas-El Paso targets teacher shortage; Queer churches in MA and nationwide offer all identities safe, sacred spaces; NY bill holds fashion industry accountable for climate-change impacts.