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.

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.

During the 2022 midterm cycle, GOP candidates have aired some 2,700 ads pushing racist tropes. Experts say the ads are effective despite the chilling content.

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.

The Senate vote is a chance to show which side U.S. senators are on and who is for or against protecting the right to choose.

Congress returns from recess with unresolved issues to tackle: how to help Ukraine fight off Russia, immigration at the southern border and COVID-19.

The Hatch Foundation announced the death of Orrin G. Hatch, 88, the longest-serving senator in Utah history, in Salt Lake City, Utah.