Montana Republicans banned Zephyr, a trans woman and freshman state legislator, from being in the House chamber after she spoke up against anti-trans legislation.

This is at least the third bill targeting transgender youth signed into law under Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Two Republicans joined Democrats to reject a proposal that would have limited the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer abortion care.

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr was not allowed to speak at all during sessions this week in the state's House of Representatives, including on anti-trans bills that the Republican majority is seeking to pass.

The order will create a White House Office for Environmental Justice and require several federal agencies to take steps to protect Americans from the effects of pollution.

A county commissioner reportedly discussed hanging Black people because 'they got more rights than we got' and knowing 'two or three hit men' while talking with a sheriff and other officials.

With the guidance of conservative think tanks and prominent Republicans, over 30 bills have been proposed in state legislatures across the country targeting gender, race and sexuality studies.

The ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals late Wednesday blocked FDA changes from 2016 allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be delivered by mail.

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday evening signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed the bills with veto-proof majorities this year. If the governor had vetoed the bills or refused to […]

The new funds are part of President Joe Biden’s plan to switch to renewable sources of energy as climate change intensifies.

The state Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill restricting the rights of transgender athletes on Wednesday, one day after passing a bathroom ban.

The first of its kind in the U.S., Idaho’s new law bans people from helping minors obtain abortions without parental consent.

Indiana’s law mandates trans youth stop receiving medication before 2024. Idaho’s law makes providing gender-affirming health care a felony.

State Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were accused of ‘disorderly behavior’ for chanting in support of gun safety legislation after a Nashville school shooting left six dead.

He is the first former president in American history to face criminal charges.

‘I am truly without words. And our children deserve better,’ first lady Jill Biden said.

Alabama, Arkansas, and Missouri are some of the other states where restrictions on expression related to sexual orientation or gender may affect education.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Biden administration’s rule requiring federal employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 on Thursday.

State lawmakers could override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the bill banning discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools next week.

Legal abortions in the state will only be conducted in hospitals for emergencies and victims of sexual crimes starting in 2024.

‘Pat stood up for basic fairness, sensible policy, and women’s equal humanity,’ President Joe Biden said about the late congresswoman who helped champion the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

An anti-abortion group is seeking to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which could result in the pill being removed from the market across the country.

Four states — California, Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont — voted in favor of abortion rights in November 2022, joining voters in Kansas that did the same in August.

A bill banning gender-affirming hormone therapy and other life-saving treatment for transgender youth is working its way through the state Legislature.

On Feb. 28, the Supreme Court is hearing two challenges to the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student debt.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s decision to allow thousands of the company’s chargers to be used by other electric vehicles is ‘a big deal, and it’ll make a big difference,’ tweeted President Joe Biden.

Four of the states with the highest proportion of Native American and Alaska Native residents have restrictions on abortion.

The funding comes from bipartisan gun safety legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden in June 2022.

Brett Blanton, the Trump appointee tasked with managing the U.S. Capitol building, was called to resign by several members of Congress because of ‘administrative, ethical and policy violations.’

Pope’s formative essay in 1960 encouraging the fight for civil rights was published in the New York Times and several newspapers around the country, pushing Americans against segregation throughout the country.