Joe Biden has taken executive actions to protect abortion access, but those last only as long as the occupant who issued them sits in the White House.
Author: Candy Woodall, USA TODAY
‘Chaos of emotions’: Historic week in D.C. met with joy and tears after gun deal, Roe, Jan. 6 hearings
Capitol Hill is reeling after one of the most historic weeks in Washington, D.C., with Roe overturned, a gun deal and hearings for Jan. 6, 2021.
‘I don’t feel safe at school’: 11-year-old Uvalde survivor fears more shootings; other gun hearing takeaways
Survivors of gun violence spoke about their ordeals, but Republicans said they are not ready to water down the Second Amendment with gun restrictions.
House votes to raise age to buy semi-automatic rifles after Uvalde, Buffalo families testify: Live updates
Kimberly Rubio, mom of a Uvalde victim, said leaving her daughter at school on May 24 was a decision that would haunt her for the rest of her life.
Uvalde and Buffalo survivors, families to testify before House Oversight committee on mass shootings
Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader who smeared herself with a murdered friend’s blood to play dead and survive the Uvalde mass shooting, will testify.
‘Whatever I want with my guns’: GOP lawmaker pulls out handguns during House hearing on gun control
GOP Florida Rep. Greg Steube argued that Democrats are trying to end Americans’ constitutional right to bear arms by limiting the ammunition they use.
Congress returns to big fights over Ukraine aid, Title 42, COVID-19 relief
Congress returns from recess with unresolved issues to tackle: how to help Ukraine fight off Russia, immigration at the southern border and COVID-19.
Former Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at 88 in Salt Lake City
The Hatch Foundation announced the death of Orrin G. Hatch, 88, the longest-serving senator in Utah history, in Salt Lake City, Utah.