The Senate considers police reforms in the wake of Tyre Nichols' killing, members of Congress want a new vote on the Equal Rights Amendment, and George Santos voluntarily steps down from his committee appointments.

Former President Donald Trump is indicted by Manhattan's district attorney, House Republicans take aim at renewables in new energy bill and House Dems introduce the Women's Protection Health Act.

The Senate repeals authorization of military force in Iraq, the former CEO of Starbucks testifies about the company's worker policies, and Kentucky overrides the governor's veto of gender-affirming care for children.

Banking woes send consumers looking for safer alternatives, some Indiana communities resist a dollar chain store "invasion," and a permit to build an oil pipeline tunnel under the Great Lakes is postponed.

Nashville mourns six dead in the latest mass shooting, the EPA takes public input on a proposal to clean up Pennsylvania's drinking water, and find ways to get more Zzz's during Sleep Awareness Month.

Mobilizing Georgia voters in a non-election year is crucial for voting rights groups, Philadelphians over 50 will play a major role in the mayoral primary, and the EPA is finalizing a new air quality rule.

Lawmakers grill the CEO of Tik Tok over national security concerns, the House Pro-Choice Caucus aims to repeal the Helms Act and allow U.S. foreign aid to support abortion care, and attempts to ban or restrict books hit a record high as groups take aim at LBGTQ+ titles.

Finding childcare is a struggle everywhere, prompting North Carolina's Transylvania County to try a new approach. Maine is slowly building-out broadband access, but disagreements remain over whether local versus national companies should get the contracts, and specialty apps like "Farmers Dating" help those in small communities connect online.

A proposed flavored tobacco ban is back on the table in Minnesota, Trump attorney Evan Corcoran must testify in the documents probe, and a "clean slate" bill in Missouri would make "expungement" automatic.

Los Angeles Unified School District workers go on strike, Democrats urge the Treasury Department to crack down on the use of trusts to avoid taxes, and a federal judge blocks key parts of a California handgun law.

Gov. Ron DeSantis breaks his silence on Trump's potential indictment and attacks Manhattan prosecutors, President Biden vetoes his first bill to protect socially conscious retirement investing, and the Supreme Court hears a case on Native American water rights.

President Trump might be arrested for hush money payments, Americans are taking action against banks investing in fossil fuels, and a Virginia environmental group wants Norfolk Southern held accountable for a 2020 derailment.

The Senate moves to formally end the Iraq and Gulf Wars, public health advocates brace for a potential ban on abortion medication, and GOP-led states step up work to restrict mail-in voting.

A Florida group works to keep eligible people on Medicaid, proposed legislation creates supply-chain transparency in New York state; Nurses are concerned about the closure of a Portland-area birth center that could go forward on Friday.

Indiana lawmakers mull a 25-foot buffer zone for police investigations, white supremacist incidents hit an all-time high in New England, and dual-use solar means healthier honeybees.

A group plans to counter Indiana gun violence, New Hampshire Higher Ed funding still trails U.S. average, campaign finance program is facing delays in New York, and Interior invests $120 million in Midwest 'Prairie Potholes.'

Pennsylvania legislation aims to prevent train derailments, Florida laws targeting public-sector unions could threaten academic freedom, and advocates say New York nursing homes don't get enough oversight.

Community members rally against anti-LGBTQ+ bills in NH; PA groups urge the state to address abandoned well problem; former fixer Cohen set to testify against Trump; pro-democracy groups still worried about citizenship bill in ND.

A four-day workweek pilot program is under consideration by the Maryland Legislature, the future of medication abortion used in more than half of all procedures nationwide is on the line, and when colleges close in small towns, the effects can be devastating.

Three years after Breonna Taylor's death, the DOJ releases its report on Louisville Police, officials focus on China as America's biggest security threat, and a House committee probes the origins of COVID-19.

GOP-led states reject voter roll accuracy efforts, the president proposes a tax hike for the wealthy to shore up Medicare, and Capitol Police criticize Fox News for releasing video of the January 6th insurrection.

2024 Presidential candidates speak at CPAC, public service officials try to restore trust in government, and the Biden Administration might reverse course on detaining families.

President Joe Biden commemorates "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, and calls on Congress to strengthen voting rights. The restoration of voting rights for convicted felons has become a rare bipartisan effort. And the EPA orders states to evaluate the cybersecurity risks to public drinking water systems.

Clean-air advocates urge the EPA to set stronger rules for soot pollution; MN sports-betting Bill advances; and new legislation would help working Missourians with disabilities.