Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, has voted in Will County, Illinois, over the past 13 years. In Illinois, voters do not register b ...

Trump isn’t the first to overstate new investments on his watch. President Joe Biden said in 2024 that his bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act had attracted $640 billion in private investments; ...

Trump said, "If people come into our country illegally, there’s a different standard" for due process. All people in the U.S. regardless of their immigration status have due process rights, based on ...

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie "Conclave," which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s to come. But how faithful is the movie to the real thing? "Conclave" tells ...

Trump's May 1 order instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease funding NPR and PBS. It also directed officials to revise federal grant provisions by June 30 to prohibit direct or ...

"Effective June the 1st, all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards," the video showed Carney saying. "Noncompliant window ...

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California Assembly Bill 379 addresses penalties for solicitation of a minor, a different crime than sex trafficking. Under current law, a person who solicits anyone under age 16 for sex can be ...

Jet fuel is primarily made of hydrogen and carbon compounds, and planes aren’t spraying jet fuel as part of a Defense Department program when flying. The clouds seen behind airplanes when they fly are ...

In 2017, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the Women, Peace and Security Act in the Senate and Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., now Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, introduced the House bill.