House Republicans push for more restrictions on abortion
June 25, 2023
Wide-ranging abortion policy changes are underway in the background.
House GOP, again, seeks to restrict use of U.S. oil stockpile to keep gas prices down
January 27, 2023
The GOP move would keep driving oild prices up while serving the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Pandemic-related restrictions on immigration asylum lifted
April 19, 2022
With the restrictions lifted, immigration requests for asylum are expected to increase
Biden wants shots, not restrictions, to fight latest COVID-19 varant
November 29, 2021
Many worry the increases in cases and deaths could bring back shutdowns.
Poll shows most Americans want voting restrictions eased
April 3, 2021
Democrats’ proposals to overhaul voting in the U.S. won solid — although not overwhelming — support from Americans in a new survey measuring the popularity
Americans want tougher gun laws
July 23, 2016
Americans increasingly favor tougher gun laws by margins that have grown wider after a steady drumbeat of shootings in recent months, but they also are
Supreme Court decision affects other state abortion laws
June 28, 2016
By striking down tough abortion restrictions in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court has emboldened abortion-rights activists nationwide and imperiled a range of anti-abortion laws in
House set to tighten visa rules
December 8, 2015
Invoking the Paris terror attacks, House lawmakers pushed toward a vote Tuesday on legislation tightening controls on travel to the U.S. and requiring visas for