House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact.
Booths await voters at the Pennington County Administration Building during early voting on Jan. 19, 2026, for a municipal election in Rapid City, South Dakota. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation We...
At a congressional hearing on Feb. 11, 2026, lawmakers were told a funding lapse has lasting challenges for the Coast Guard workforce, its operational readiness and its long-term capabilities. In this photo, Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Tate, an aviation...
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin said the Trump administration was using the “authoritarian playbook.”
Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly outside the District of Columbia federal courthouse where his lawsuit against the Department of Defense was heard on Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a preliminary ...

The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact.

A disruption in reimbursements to states for disaster relief costs. Delays in cybersecurity response and training. And missed paychecks for the agents who screen passengers and bags at the nation’s airports, which could lead to unscheduled absences and long...

A federal grand jury in D.C. refused the Justice Department’s attempts to indict six Democratic lawmakers over their comments to military service members — the latest rebuke of the Trump administration’s push to prosecute the president’s foes, according to ...

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to reject unlawful orders.