FEMA Pays $5.6M Maui Survivors; Figure Expected To Grow Significantly

Estimates are that thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed in the fire, which consumed much of the historic community of Lahaina.

States That Protect Transgender Health Care Now Try To Absorb Demand

Multiple states face the challenge of moving beyond promises of legal protection and building a network to serve more patients.

Hunter Biden's Lawyers Want To Keep Gun Charge Plea Agreement In Place

Denying they reneged on the deal, prosecutors said they signed the agreement, but probation agents didn't, so it never became valid.

Young Environmentalists Win First-Of-Its-Kind Climate Change Trial

In a groundbreaking ruling, a Montana judge found state agencies violated citizens' constitutional right to a clean, healthy environment.

Police Raid On Kansas Newspaper: Why Is It So Unusual? EXPLAINER

It's rare in a democratic society for police to raid a news organization's office or the home of its owner. It happened in Marion, Kansas.

Judge Limits What Trump Can Say, Warns Consequence Is Earlier Trial

"Your client's defense is supposed to happen in this courtroom, not on the internet," U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan told Trump lawyers.

Special Counsel Named As Hunter Biden Investigation Deepens

Weiss, who had been appointed Delaware's U.S. attorney by former President Donald Trump, asked to be appointed to the position.

AC Too Costly For Millions In Record Heat; Aid Reaches Only A Fraction

Nearly 30 million American households struggle to pay their energy bills and qualify for the subsidy, but less than 3 percent receive it.

​Ohio Vote Shows Enduring Power Of Abortion Rights At The Ballot Box

Rejection of a measure that would've made it tougher to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution could pave Democrats'path in 2024.

​Hunter Biden Associate Gives New Insight Into Their Business Dealings

House Republicans have released the transcript of testimony by Hunter Biden's former business associate on their overseas business dealings.

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Charges He Tried To Overturn 2020 Election

The 2024 GOP presidential primary frontrunner answered charges accusing him of a brazen attempt to block the 2020 election certification.

Should Trump Go To Jail? 2024 Election Could Be A Referendum On That

The deeply personal stakes for Trump add to what is already an election unlike any other in modern history.

Pence Fought Subpoena, Is Now A Key Figure In Former Boss's Indictment

Some critics fault Pence as being complicit in Trump's most controversial actions and for standing by his side for so many years.

How The Trump Fake Electors Scheme Became A 'Corrupt Plan': Indictment

When Trump could not persuade state officials to swing the election, he and GOP allies hatched a "fake electors" scheme, prosecutors allege.

DOJ Charges Trump In Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election

The indictment is the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.

​Doomsday Mom Lori Vallow Daybell Sentenced To Life In Prison

The Idaho mom claimed her children's spirits regularly visit her, telling her to "stop worrying" and that she "didn't do anything wrong."

UFO Hearing 'Insulting' To U.S. Employees, Pentagon Official Says

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick published his letter days after this week's widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs.

Congress Breaks For August With No Clear Path To Avoid Shutdown

Congress has until Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year, to act on government funding.

​Mounting Job Vacancies Push State, Local Governments Into Wage War

Public employers across the U.S. have struggled to fill jobs, spurring one of the largest surges in state government pay raises in 15 years.

How Many Transgender And Intersex People Live In The U.S.? Explainer

Advocates say lawmakers in several GOP-led states have passed laws targeting LGBTQ+ people without knowing how many people will be affected.

Trump Lawyers, Prosecutors Meet Ahead Of Possible 2020 Vote Indictment

The status of the secretive grand jury proceedings remained unclear despite building speculation that a criminal case could be near.

Hunter Biden's Plea Deal On Hold After Federal Judge Raises Concerns

U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee, raised multiple concerns about the specifics of the deal and her role.

Watch Live: House Panel Hears Testimony On UFO Encounters

Former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch, retired Navy commander David Fravor and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves are testifying.

​IRS Is Ending Unannounced Visits To Taxpayers: Here's Why

New IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said the change ends "an era at the IRS," but is "the right thing to do at the right time."

TX Declares Disasters To Fund Buoys, Razor Wire On U.S.-Mexico Border

Blowback is widening, including from within Texas. The floating barrier also provoked tension with Mexico, which says it violates treaties.

​Grassley Releases Unverified Claims Of Hunter Biden's Work In Ukraine

Top Republicans admittedly can't verify claims in the FBI memo; but Americans "can now read this document for themselves," Grassley said.

Jan. 6 Charges Would Add To Candidate Trump's Mounting Legal Peril

Target letter adds to the remarkable situation of a former president up against possible prison time while vying to reclaim the White House.

Biden Plan Wipes Out $39B In Student Loan Debt For 804,000 Borrowers

The Biden administration calls it a “student loan safety net.” Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free.

IRS Whistleblowers Accuse IRS Of 'Slow-Walking' Hunter Biden Case

House panel quizzes two IRS whistleblowers who allege the Justice Department interfered with the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.

Trump Notified He's Target Of Probe Of Efforts To Overturn 2020 Vote

A target letter can precede an indictment and is used to advise individuals that prosecutors have evidence linking them to a crime.

Disinvite RFK Jr. Over Antisemitic Remarks: Watchdog To House Panel

Kennedy is scheduled to speak Thursday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government​.

​Abortion In Iowa Legal Again, For Now, As Judge Blocks 6-Week Ban

Ruling hinges on "undue burden" test, an intermediate level of scrutiny that requires laws do not create a significant obstacle to abortion.

Dept. of Energy Awards 67 Rural Clean Energy Projects $100k Each

Energizing Rural Communities Prize awards 67 winners $6.7 million to advance clean energy in rural America

Chris Wray Defends The 'Real FBI' In Contentious Congressional Hearing

Instead of politics, Wray focused on the bureau's crime-fighting work and protecting Americans from "a staggering array of threats."

Even In States With Bans, Most Adults Support Legal Abortion: Poll

While the laws have changed, poll finds opinions on abortion remain much as they were a year ago when Roe v. Wade was struck down: complex.

Court Should Have Same Ethics Code As Other Government Branches: Sens

Amid ethics questions raised about the activities of some justices, a vote requiring the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code is expected.

​GOP Confidence In 2024 Vote Count Low After Election Claims: Poll

Fewer than half of Americans have "a great deal" or "quite a bit" of confidence that votes in the 2024 election will be counted accurately.

Special Counsel Jack Smith's Probes Involving Trump Have Cost $9M+

rump, accused in 37 felony counts of mishandling classified documents, dismisses the case as an attempt to harm his 2024 presidential bid.

El Paso Walmart Gunman Gets 90 Life Sentences; Could Still Get Death

Twenty-three people were killed in the attack, the deadliest of a dozen mass shootings in the U.S. linked to hate crimes since 2006.

‘Forever Chemicals’ Likely In Nearly Half Of U.S. Water Taps: Study

The study is the first nationwide effort to test for PFAS, which can cause cancer, in tap water in both private and public water sources.