The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte has largely stayed out of the legislative fray in her first term. But in recent days, she’s issued a volley of press releases and worked the phones for a bill on insurance coverage for a children’s mental health program.

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.

The vice president is leading a White House task force charged with rooting out fraud in welfare programs. Thursday's event was also a rally in support of former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who is running for Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat in November.

Collins says she's had the condition for decades and during her entire time in the U.S. Senate going back to 1997.

The investigation is based on whether Smith College’s policy of admitting transgender women violates Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination.

For now the caregiver tax credit is limited to individuals who make less than $50,000, or couples who make under $100,000.

Thirty-five-year old Dean DelleChiaie allegedly made several internet searches on his work computer related to previous assassination attempts. He also sent an email in late April to the White House saying that he was going to kill President Trump, according to the Secret Service.

A moratorium on new federal rules around right whales is already in place until 2028 due to concerns from lobsterman who say certain regulations for the endangered species would cripple the fishing industry.

Mike Minogue, the GOP-endorsed candidate for Massachusetts governor this fall, says he is Catholic and "pro-life." The campaign of his primary rival, Brian Shortsleeve, says 'You cannot beat an incumbent Democrat governor by being anti-choice.'