House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said Sunday that President Trump “does not want” the “one big, beautiful bill” encompassing his agenda “to be a health care bill.” ...

A California human trafficking bill to combat child sex trafficking is being gutted with the reluctant agreement of the bill’s author to remove a provision that targets consumers in an effort to ...

DISCOURAGING ABORTION. THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS MAKING CHANGES TO A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE STUDENTS IN SEX ED CLASSES ACROSS THE STATE TO WATCH A VIDEO ON FETAL DEVELOPMENT. GONE ARE ...

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Eric Burilson (R-Mo.) were the sole “no” votes. The bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly post or threaten to publish realistic, computer-generated ...

A bill to criminalize artificial intelligence-generated explicit images, or “deepfakes,” is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk after sailing through both chambers of Congress with near ...

Not one or two but at least five leaders submitted their resignations as the bill was passed, first in Lok Sabha and then the Rajya Sabha on Thursday and Friday, respectively. The latest to ...

Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a sweeping social media bill on Thursday, setting up a potential veto override showdown with the legislature, which passed the measure aimed at protecting children with ...

Washington State Senator Bill Ramos died suddenly on Saturday night, his wife, King County Councilmember Sarah Perry, announced on Facebook. “It is with the deepest heartache that I share the ...

CRACKING DOWN ON SEX TRAFFICKING IN CALIFORNIA. A NEW COALITION WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY IN SUPPORT OF A BILL SET TO BE HEARD NEXT WEEK. THIS BILL CRACKS DOWN ON TRAFFICKERS AND THOSE WHO BUY SEX ...

FEBRUARY. WELL, HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. LAWMAKERS ARE IN BATON ROUGE WITH A BUSY DAY IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND ONE BILL BEING CONSIDERED COULD CHANGE ETHICS LAWS AND ALSO OFFER MORE PROTECTIONS ...

Comedian Bill Maher launched into a screed against President Trump, accusing him of “flirting with authoritarianism,” weeks after having a friendly dinner with his longtime foe. Citing his ...

Coming — so unexpectedly — another Bill O’Reilly book. His 900th. It’s “Confronting Evil.” Cover is Hitler, Putin, and other nogoodniks. Subtitle: “Assessing the Worst of the Worst.” ...