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Women suing the state of Texas over the state's abortion ban testified amid a rise in infant mortality in the state.

Women suing over Texas abortion ban testify as infant mortality rises

New York City agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of those arrested during George Floyd protests.

NYC becomes latest city to pay millions to George Floyd protesters

IRS whistleblowers testified about their experience looking into Hunter Biden's tax crimes in front of a the House Oversight Committee.

IRS whistleblowers testify on Hunter Biden investigation claims

Former President Donald Trump says he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump says he is target in DOJ 2020 election probe: The Rundown July 19

No Labels has ramped up efforts for the 2024 elections, signaling its intention to present a third-party candidate to run for president.

Centrist group No Labels ramps up efforts for a third-party ticket in 2024

The House Judiciary Committee chairman is threatening to hold the FBI director in contempt of Congress if the bureau doesn’t comply with multiple subpoenas.

FBI director has until July 25 to avoid contempt of Congress proceedings

Former president Barack Obama is featured in a library's TikTok showing readers holding up banned books.

Obama’s TikTok on banned books leads to varied media coverage

Fundraising figures for 2024 have been revealed, showing Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and President Biden in their own tier as others struggle.

Financial disclosures reveal fundraising landscape for presidential hopefuls

Sens. Marco Rubio and Cory Booker introduced legislation that requires the government to track which foods people buy with their SNAP benefits.

Lawmakers want the government to track what people buy with SNAP

Sen. Chuck Schumer introduced a bipartisan measure that would create a commission in charge of declassifying UFO and extraterrestrial documents.

Congress wants to declassify even more UFO, extraterrestrial documents

The Biden administration is forgiving $39 billion in student loans for 804,000 borrowers. See who qualifies.

See who qualifies for $39 billion in new student loan forgiveness

The House subcommittee looking into COVID-19's origins appears to have accidentally released new documents related to its investigation.

House subcommittee accidentally releases COVID-19 origins documents

The progressive and conservative are joining forces, hoping the Pentagon will study the effects of psychedelics to treat PTSD in active duty troops.

AOC, Crenshaw want Pentagon to study use of psychedelics to treat PTSD

Two Republican senators introduced legislation to require the Pentagon to change the way it accounts for Ukraine aid and prevent more errors.

Sens. want Pentagon to stop accounting method that sends more Ukraine aid

The Justice Department challenges a Mississippi law, saying it leads to discrimination against Black people in the capital city of Jackson.

DOJ accuses Mississippi of discrimination over new law

FBI Director Christopher Wray said 70% of the FBI probes of attacks on reproductive health providers are at pro-life facilities.

FBI director reveals ‘pretty significant’ uptick in violence against pro-life clinics

The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward on SCOTUS ethics reform, as a new report indicates Justice Sonia Sotomayor's staff helped sell her book.

Sotomayor’s book sales renews calls in Congress for SCOTUS ethics reform

In a special session, the Iowa Legislature passed a bill that would ban abortion at the 6-week mark of a pregnancy.

Iowa Legislature passes 6-week abortion ban: July 12 rundown

Dr. Anthony Fauci received $15 million in taxpayer-funded security detail after retiring, citing ongoing death threats over pandemic response.

Scientists deny that Dr. Fauci influenced their paper on COVID origins

The DOJ unsealed charges against a think tank leader who claimed to have given the FBI information about the Bidens' business with China.

DOJ: Think tank head who claimed to give FBI Biden info was agent of China

Former US Army members who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can request corrections to their military records.

House Republicans try to stop military funded abortions in annual budget bill

California Gov. Gavin Newsom launches an ad campaign opposing laws blocking out-of-state abortions for minors.

Newsom demands DOJ investigate Florida transport of migrants to California

The renewal of a controversial federal surveillance tool faces hurdles in Congress as top Republicans clash with the FBI.

US surveillance tool faces hurdles in Congress as renewal date approaches

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds called for a special session next week to pursue legislation to restrict abortion access in the state.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds calls for special session to revive abortion restrictions