Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Wednesday he wants Congress to have more control over selecting the U.S. postmaster general after a mail-service breakdown in his state. Ossoff's proposed Postmaster General Reform Act would require the U.S. Senate to...

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority board stalled from doing business for second time this year

For the second time this year, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority board of commissioners does not have the legally required number of members to conduct business. The issue follows the passage of two new laws that changed how the agency is governed. Act 402 created a path...

Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt...

A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented

A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that the tragedy could have been prevented if a federal safety agency had investigated his complaint. David Lochridge, OceanGate’s former operations director, said...

Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week. The bill...

Congress is gridlocked. These members are convinced AI legislation could break through

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit political campaigns and outside political groups from using artificial intelligence to misrepresent the views of their rivals by pretending to be them. The introduction of the bill...

Georgia's parliament approves draft legislation curtailing LGBTQ+ rights, similar to laws in neighboring Russia

Judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy's request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke's decision...

Do you know the 3 branches of US government? Many don't, leading to a push for civics education

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up. “So, how did all you people become citizens?” he asks. “Did you pass a test?” ...

US hits more Georgian officials with asset freezes and visa bans for ‘undermining democracy’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights. The State and Treasury departments announced Monday that they had imposed asset freezes on two...