Author: Candy Woodall, USA TODAY

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed the attacker demanded to confront her during the attack. She was not in San Francisco at the time of incident.

Eight weeks before the midterms, Sen. Lindsey Graham is pushing a nationwide abortion ban that would block the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

House Republican leaders and some senators are defending former President Trump and rebuking the nation’s top law enforcement agencies.

In an election where the abortion issue could increase turnout from Democrats, Sen. Johnson may need to win more independents to hold on to his seat.

The conservative state surprised analysts by voting to protect abortion access in the first electoral test since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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.

The abortion bill passed by the House isn’t expected to get far in the 50-50 Senate, where 60 votes are needed to pass legislation.

The Senate gun deal is now headed to the House, where it is expected to pass, despite House GOP leaders encouraging their members to vote against it.

The Senate gun deal is now headed to the House, where it is expected to pass, despite House GOP leaders encouraging their members to vote against it.

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.