Politics

WATCH: ‘What are we doing?’ Sen. Murphy slams inaction on gun violence after Texas school shooting

By Susan Haigh, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

A gutted Murphy took to the floor and demanded that lawmakers do what they failed to do after 26 students and educators were killed in Newtown, the area he represented as a congressman.

WATCH: Biden says ‘we have to act’ after Texas school shooting

By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

“When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” Biden said at the White House shortly after returning from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by tragedy.

WATCH: Stacey Abrams responds to GOP candidate who said she is ‘demeaning her own race’

By Associated Press

Abrams is bidding to be the first Black woman to be a governor of an American state. She's without opposition in her own primary Tuesday, while Perdue is trying to knock off incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary.

Montana bans birth certificate changes, even after gender-confirming surgery

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Montana health officials say transgender people can't change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.

Georgia voters navigate rules passed after 2020 election

By Christina A. Cassidy, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Tuesday's election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans in one of the nation's most important battleground states as voters decide hotly contested primary races for governor and the U.S. Senate.

WATCH: FDA officials, baby formula company executives face scrutiny over national shortage

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced bipartisan fury from House lawmakers Wednesday over months of delays investigating problems at the nation's largest baby formula plant that prompted an ongoing shortage.

Trump’s inaugural chair pleads not guilty to charges of conspiracy with a foreign government

By Associated Press

The chair of former President Donald Trump's inaugural committee has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges in an indictment accusing him of secretly working for the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump's foreign policy.

Indiana lawmakers override governor veto to enact transgender sports ban

By Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have voted to override the GOP governor's veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws.

U.S. to end Russia’s ability to pay off international debt

By Ken Sweet, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay back its billions in debt to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable.

Safety rules keep competition out of infant formula market, set stage for shortages

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis.