ANDREW DeMILLO

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media following a bill signing as Texas senators debate a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Missouri is next to answer Trump’s call for redrawn maps that boost GOP in 2026

August 29, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle...

In this undated photo provided by The Alamo Trust, Inc. on Monday, July 21, 2025, shows Pee-wee Herman’s original stunt bike from the 1985 film, “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” in San Antonio, Texas. (The Alamo Trust, Inc. via AP)

Pee-wee Herman’s bike is at the Alamo, but not where you think

July 21, 2025 at 6:22 p.m.

It took 40 years, but Pee-wee’s bike is now at the Alamo. Just not the basement.

A home is in ruins after severe weather passed through Lake City, Ark., on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the US

April 4, 2025 at 6:34 p.m.

Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed at least eight people this week, faced an ongoing threat of catastrophic flooding...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives to talk to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans to find agreement on a spending bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

February 18, 2025 at 8:12 a.m.

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

FILE – A student uses a cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states

January 16, 2025 at 7:54 a.m.

Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been...

FILE – A person holds a transgender flag to show their support for the transgender community during the sixth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance at Maryville College, Nov. 20, 2016, in Maryville, Tenn. (Brianna Bivens/The Daily Times via AP, File)

What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people

November 20, 2024 at 7:43 a.m.

Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence. Here is what to know.

FILE – Steve Sallwasser, of Arnold, debates Brittany Nickens, of Maplewood, during competing rallies outside Planned Parenthood of Missouri, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022, in St. Louis. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)

Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats

November 2, 2024 at 12:33 p.m.

Reproductive rights have been central to the races for a seat on state Supreme Courts that abortion rights supporters say will play an important role in determining whether Republicans can...

FILE – A demonstrator holds a sign protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade outside the Arkansas Capitol, June 24, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban face a Friday, July 5, 2024, deadline to submit enough signatures to try and put their proposal before voters in November’s election. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list.

July 5, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban said they have more than enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November's election.

LGBTQ+ activists protest Senate Bill 14, that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children, at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, Friday, June 28, 2024, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek care for their transgender children. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

June 28, 2024 at 10:52 a.m.

The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender...

FILE – Dylan Brandt speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

April 11, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.

A federal appeals court is considering whether to reinstate Arkansas' first-in the-nation ban on gender affirming care for minors after hearing arguments. Ten judges with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court...

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