Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation that would significantly loosen the state’s restrictions on abortions performed after 24 weeks, sending the controversial proposal to Democratic Gov. Maura Healey. Healey has consistently supported expanding abortion protections and is expected to face mounting pressure from pro-life advocates urging her to reject

The House approved legislation this week designed to help Americans with disabilities pursue employment without immediately risking the financial support on which they depend. Lawmakers passed H.R. 8884, the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act, by a 232-188 vote. Sponsored by Republican Rep. Austin Scott of

A major phase of President Donald Trump’s legal campaign against expansive birthright citizenship has formally ended after his administration allowed the Supreme Court’s rehearing deadline to expire without filing another petition. The Supreme Court has now issued its certified judgment in the closely watched case, completing the procedural

The Republican-controlled Senate took a major step Monday toward preventing another government shutdown, advancing temporary funding legislation with overwhelming bipartisan support. Senators voted 89-4 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed, clearing the continuing resolution’s first significant procedural obstacle. The lopsided vote demonstrated that lawmakers in

Rosie O’Donnell is heading back to the daytime program that helped make her one of television’s most polarizing political personalities. The former co-host confirmed that she will participate in “The View’s” upcoming 30th-anniversary celebration, marking her first appearance on the ABC talk show since her

A group of progressive religious activists was arrested Monday inside the Hart Senate Office Building after attempting to confront Senate Majority Leader John Thune over legislation designed to strengthen safeguards in federal elections. Bishop William Barber and several other faith leaders participated in the demonstration opposing the SAVE America Act,

The struggle over the Democratic Party’s future is becoming increasingly public as its socialist faction clashes with members who remain willing to support Israel, enforce immigration law, and occasionally work across party lines. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont escalated that conflict over the weekend by attacking Pennsylvania Democratic Sen.

Michigan Democrats will decide Tuesday whether to embrace a more traditional party candidate or accelerate the ideological shift toward the socialist left that has already transformed Democratic politics in several parts of the country. The closely watched U.S. Senate primary features Rep. Haley Stevens, considered the more moderate contender,

A federal judge handed the Trump administration a major legal victory Monday, blocking central provisions of a New York law that attempted to impose state identification and face-covering rules on federal law-enforcement officers. U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York,