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South Dakota’s AG charged with 3 misdemeanors in fatal crash

South Dakota’s Republican attorney general has been charged with misdemeanor careless driving after he struck and killed a man with his car, authorities said Thursday… Continue Reading

Texas power outages below 500,000 but water woes persists

Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas on Thursday after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold… Continue Reading

Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won’t run for his Senate seat

Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington… Continue Reading

Planned Parenthood sues to block South Carolina abortion ban

Planned Parenthood was filing a lawsuit Thursday against a bill that would ban most abortions in South Carolina, effectively stopping the measure from going into effect… Continue Reading

Virginia GOP still sorting out nomination process

Plans right now call for a statewide convention May 1 to choose nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general… Continue Reading

AP source: Police suggest keeping Capitol fence for months

U.S. Capitol Police officials told congressional leaders the razor-wire topped fencing around the Capitol should remain in place for several more months … Continue Reading

Biden and congressional Democrats to unveil immigration bill

President Joe Biden’s administration is joining Democrats on Capitol Hill to unveil a major immigration overhaul that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship … Continue Reading