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“In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” Thomas wrote, also referring to the rights to same-sex relationships and marriage equality, respectively.

Even if Beto O'Rourke upsets Greg Abbott in November, he'd be the underdog in any abortion battle with the Republican-controlled Legislature.

The U.S. House passed the legislation Friday afternoon. Nearly all Texas Republicans voted against it. The bill is widely viewed as a series of modest changes to current gun regulations, falling far short of proposals pushed by House Democrats and President Joe Biden.

The bill passed the House on a mostly party-line 234-193 vote.

Attorney General Ken Paxton declared on Twitter that he would be closing his office and...

Trump and Pence were among the Republicans who lauded what they called a “courageous and correct” ruling decades in the making for the antiabortion movement.

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access.

With the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion bans in many states will kick in. Here are the states with laws with abortion bans and restrictions in place.

Attorney General Mark Brnovich, businessman Jim Lamon and venture capitalist Blake Masters lobbed attacks in person as each campaign amped up attacks on TV.

Attorney General Ken Paxton declared on Twitter that he would be closing his office and “making it an annual holiday” in honor of the Supreme Court decision.

President Biden has not yet responded to the decision upending decades of precedent governing abortions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill Thursday that seemed unthinkable a month ago, setting up final approval of what will be Congress' most far-reaching response[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Former President Trump says House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy mishandled appointments to the Jan. 6 committee. But so far, McCarthy's caucus is sticking with him.

Democrats and 15 Republicans decided that congressional inaction was untenable after last month’s rampages in New York and Texas.

Those involved with the insurrection have repeatedly pointed to Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) as the chief conduit for the House GOP Conference to the White House in Trump’s quest to overturn his defeat.

Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican fighting for political survival after clashing with former president Donald Trump, has started sending Democrats instructions on how to swap parties and vote for her in a primary.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, was mentioned several times during Thursday’s Jan. 6 committee meeting.

Various Republican House members requested pardons from President Donald Trump in the final days of his administration, according to testimony presented before the Jan. 6 committee.

Former Trump administration officials at the Jan. 6 committee hearing Thursday said that Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Andy Biggs of Arizona inquired about presidential pardons, while Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio talked about pardons, during the waning days of the administration.

Those paying attention to the committee report concern about a repeat of the day's violence. But many Americans still aren't paying attention.

BASALT, Colo. — Claudia Cunningham had never voted for a Republican in her life. She swore she couldn’t or her father would roll over in his grave. But ahead of the Colorado primary on Tuesday, she did the once-unthinkable: registered as unaffiliated so that she could vote in the GOP primary against her congresswoman, Lauren Boebert. So did Ward Hauenstein, the mayor pro tem of Aspen; Sara Sanderman, a teacher from Glenwood Springs; Christopher Arndt, a writer and financier in Telluride; Gayle F

The Senate has approved a bipartisan gun violence bill.

The Texas senator said Wednesday that the NRA won't back the gun bill he co-wrote because of its "business model." This is not how the GOP usually talks about them.

McCarthy pulled Troy Nehls from the committee after two other Republicans were blocked by Pelosi. Now, Trump fumes that there's no one to defend him.

The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in a fight over the state's latest photo identification voting law. The 8-1 decision does not end the three-year-plus dispute over the voter ID law, which is not in effect and has been challenged in state and federal courts. The Supreme Court's ruling just means that the legislative leaders can intervene in the federal case to defend the law.

GOP operatives and donors are privately working to undercut the Senate campaign of Eric Greitens after he released an ad hunting down members of his own party.

Trump had the chance to back a Jan. 6 commission with GOP presence. Now he's reportedly furious that he has no allies to defend him in the hearings.

The former president is particularly upset that other Republicans have been unwilling or unable to defend him, according to the Washington Post.

AdvertisementNo player was more crucial than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who tapped trusted leadership deputy Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) Another Republican supportive of the deal who did not vote Tuesday, Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.), is also retiring. ), summarized his constituents’ reaction to the bill as “fury.”“People are absolutely furious that this bill does not do anything meaningful to address the national crime wave. proposed voting on a different bill than eliminated gun measures entirely, instead focusing solely on mental health and school security provisions. telling their members just hours after Tuesday’s Senate vote that they would oppose it.

Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.

Trump may trash Republicans' efforts now, but he has pulled a 180 on the views he once held on restricting gun rights.

A co-founder of Women for Trump and an organizer of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally spoke out against former President Trump following Rep. Mo Brooks‘s (R-Ala.) loss to Katie Britt in the Alabama GOP Senate primary Tuesday. Trump, who initially endorsed Brooks in the race, announced earlier this month that he would transfer his…

The bill would toughen background checks for the youngest firearms buyers, require more background checks and beef up penalties on gun traffickers.

The bill would toughen background checks for the youngest firearms buyers, require more background checks and beef up penalties on gun traffickers.

The bill would toughen background checks for the youngest firearms buyers, require more background checks and beef up penalties on gun traffickers.

Yet more setbacks for Trump in Georgia, plus the significance of Katie Britt's GOP nomination in Alabama.

The strategy has diverted some of the focus away from federal races toward governor and secretary of state races, election-administrator contests and measures aimed at protecting ballot access and tabulation.

The suspension could shave off 18 cents per gallon as Americans face record gas prices.

Biden will urge Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax. He is also calling on states to suspend their gas taxes.

The Senate voted to start debate on a bipartisan gun bill that would increase background checks for people ages 18 to 21.

Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill.

Texas Republicans have included a plank in their platform urging the legislature to allow Texans to vote on whether the state should secede from the United States.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its fourth public hearing Tuesday afternoon. The panel will focus on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to pressure local and state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins "CBS News Mornings" from Capitol Hill with a preview of the hearing.

State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November.

California lawmakers say they'll investigate why the state's gas prices are the highest in the U.S. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a bipartisan committee on Monday to investigate gas price gouging.

With California drivers paying more than $6 for a gallon of gas and state officials deadlocked for months over how to provide relief, lawmakers in the state Assembly on Monday announced they would investigate oil companies they say are "abusing a historic situation to suck profits from Californians' wallets.” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a bipartisan committee to investigate gas price gouging, with plans to question oil companies, regulators and economists to find out why California's gas prices are consistently the highest in the country. California's gas prices are currently the highest in the U.S., with the average price per gallon at $6.40 on Monday compared to the national average of $4.98.

A new ad from Eric Greitens, the controversial Republican running for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat, has left him accused of glorifying political violence.

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans.

The French government seeks to avoid political paralysis after losing its parliamentary majority.

The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race.

In a tweet, the national Log Cabin Republicans shared a statement from Donald Trump Jr. criticizing the Texas Republican Party's decision.

A GOP sweep of Virginia’s 2021 statewide elections has helped energize the Republican field in two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races.

The case could increase the power of state lawmakers over races for Congress and the presidency.

The case could increase the power of state lawmakers over races for Congress and the presidency.

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans.

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans that could increase the power of state lawmakers over races for Congress and the presidency, as well as redistricting, and cut state courts out of the equation. The issue has arisen repeatedly in cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where Democratic majorities on the states’ highest courts have invoked voting protections in their state constitutions to frustrate the plans of Republican-dominated legislatures. Already, four conservative Supreme Court justices have noted their interest in deciding whether state courts, finding violations of their state constitutions, can order changes to federal elections and the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional districts.

From a stolen election to the “sexualization” of children to the liberal talking points spouted by mainstream media, activists at the Texas Republican Convention said they felt besieged.

“The NRCC and TX GOP also injected $1.1 million in paid voter contact efforts into the Flores campaign,” he said. In stark contrast, the Democratic House Majority PAC announced a $112,000 television advertisement buy attacking Flores during the special election on June 8, less than a week from the June 14 special election. She filed to run in the special election on April 6 following her victory in the March Republican primary for the November contest. Federal Election Commission records do not distinguish between how much Flores raised and spent during the special election and during her primary victory. The special election occurred in the old District 34 boundaries, which included voters from Goliad, Bee, San Patricio and Nueces counties.

Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature’s right to regulate guns.

When it comes to the baby formula crisis, the Biden administration has received major backlash for months from both Democrats and Republicans.

When it comes to the baby formula crisis, the Biden administration has received major backlash for months from both Democrats and Republicans.

A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat Michelle Vallejo as her party's nominee for a new congressional district along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The multi-million-dollar summer ads will focus on protecting vulnerable Senate Democrats in crucial battleground states with attacks on Republican candidates.

Frustrated by a federal impasse, Democrats are borrowing from the Republican abortion strategy, proposing incremental limits on guns that they hope will pass.

At least a half-dozen GOP presidential prospects are planning Iowa visits this summer now that the state's June primary has come and gone.

Every two years, the convention is an opportunity for the GOP’s most devoted members to update its platform, craft its legislative priorities and elect party officers.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection released video on Wednesday of a Capitol tour led by a Republican lawmaker the day before the attack, showing at least one participant taking photos of stairwells and tunnels in the Capitol complex.

Donald Trump has notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate made five-term Rep. Tom Rice the first Republican to be booted from office after voting to impeach the former president last year.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced his support for his chamber’s emerging bipartisan gun agreement.

Police have determined a House Republican who led a tour of the U.S. Capitol the day before the Jan. 6 attack was simply showing his constituents around and not suspicious.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Many of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats are actively trying to distance themselves from Washington — and their party — as the midterm season enters its next phase.

Primary voters on Tuesday will decide the fate of two South Carolina Republicans who are clinging to their seats in the U.S. House after defying Donald Trump.

Republican candidates who have have made false or misleading claims about voting are running in Tuesday's primary to become the top election official in Nevada, a perennial presidential battleground state.

A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has firmly laid blame on former President Donald Trump.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings on Thursday night.

Most every Republican lawmaker expressed outrage in the days after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington monument and once again lobbied for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America.

Cornyn on Monday made clear in a Senate floor speech that there are limits to what he and the Senate GOP conference are willing to support in their efforts to pass bipartisan gun legislation.

Some Republican activists are calling on abolishing Georgia’s open primary system.

The GOP is spending big to capture an open congressional seat in South Texas — if only for a few months — as they try to create momentum toward a November election where they are newly targeting the region.

Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate battles this fall that will play into control of Congress.

Republican House primaries on Tuesday will set the table for the most competitive U.S. House races this fall.

More than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts, including donors who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, have signed on to an open letter supporting Sen. John Cornyn’s efforts at bipartisan gun reform legislation.

Phelan said it is an “outrage” that officials still do not have a clear picture of what happened during the shooting. The committee’s findings will inform the House’s legislative response.

House Democrats are combining several gun policy bills into one large package known as the Protecting our Kids Act. Among the measures in the bill: raising the age to purchase semi-automatic weapons to 21; outlawing the sale, manufacture, transfer or possession of a large-capacity magazine; and creating tax breaks for purchasing proper gun storage equipment.

Gutierrez, a Democrat who has been critical of the state’s response to past shootings, said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also snubbed state senators whose districts were affected by shootings in El Paso and Santa Fe.

New York’s legislature passed legislation Thursday banning anyone under age 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle.

Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, Doug Mastriano, has offered to sit for a voluntary interview with the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

A judge has declined to put a former Detroit police chief on the Republican ballot for Michigan governor.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has announced he'll sign a bill that permits school districts to arm employees.

The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18.

The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don’t approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic’s next wave.

The nation's governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making it clear that he will likely defy a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.

The governor's race in Georgia between Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams promises to be a brutal battle that will further amp up the state's charged political environment.

Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they have also become increasingly scarce in most states.