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Texas voting bill passes after 15-hour filibuster

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate on Thursday morning passed the measure just minutes after Democratic State Sen. Carol Alvarado wearily left the floor.

WATCH: Census Bureau releases new population data

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.

Back-to-back price hikes, wholesale costs up 1 percent in July

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Over the past 12 months, prices at the wholesale level are up a record 7.8 percent, surpassing the old record of a 7.3 percent gain set for the 12 months ending in June.

Judge set to begin key hearing in Boy Scouts bankruptcy case

By Randall Chase, Associated Press

The Boy Scouts of America is asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve an $850 million agreement that is key to the group's proposed reorganization plan.

HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The decision by HHS follows the Veterans Affairs order last month that its health care workers get vaccinated.

WATCH: Fauci says to expect more children infected with coronavirus

By Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can expect to see more children infected with the coronavirus as the highly transmissible delta variant extends its hold across the country.

More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began

By Terry Tang, Associated Press

A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so far this year seems poised to surpass last year, despite months of political and social activism.

U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge…

Democrats push for broader investments in jobs, families and tackling the climate crisis

Democrats on Wednesday passed a blueprint for a $3.5 trillion bill to expand family, health and environmental programs. It is a massive investment, to be spent on American families and to combat the climate crisis. But it faces a rocky…

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