North Carolina is joining a procession of Republican-led states aiming to redraw congressional district lines before the 2026 election to preserve the party’s tiny House majority through the end of Donald Trump’s presidency.
A Louisiana state court vacated the coastal-use permit for Commonwealth LNG’s proposed export facility, saying the state agency violated Louisiana law.
CHATBOTS CAPABLE OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH USERS will face new requirements in California, such as notifications that the software isn’t a human, under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday. The measure (SB 243), which would place some of the nation’s first rules on chatbots, requires operators to maintain and publish a protocol for preventing suicidal content from being presented to the user. If the company knows the user is a minor, it has to provide additional notifications and take steps to limit sexually explicit content under the bill sponsored by Sen. Steve Padilla (D). (Bloomberg Government)
The National Rifle Association of America and others say California is violating the Second Amendment by banning the sale or transfer of Glock and Glock-style handguns with cruciform trigger bars.
Roku’s collection and sales of data about minors’ use of its streaming service violates Florida consumer protection laws, the state’s top cop claims.
A federal judge on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s attempt to again tie billions of dollars in disaster-relief grants to Democratic-leaning states to their promise of helping with immigration enforcement, saying the efforts amounted to bullying.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed Monday a bill that sought to create a new financing tool to help property owners sell their damaged homes after a disaster.
A landowner who was charged a nearly $140,000 fee to build a home in a threatened Florida bird’s habitat is aiming his Endangered Species Act lawsuit at the US Supreme Court—litigation that could combine with Trump administration rollbacks to undermine the law, environmental attorneys say.
The Trump administration’s focus on pharmaceutical advertising has sparked questions about the FDA’s authority to regulate telehealth companies that use social media influencers to promote boutique versions of popular drugs.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that caps the out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 a month per person under many insurance plans.
Democrat Derek Tran won the Nov. 5 election in California’s 45th Congressional District over Rep. Michelle Steel (R), who conceded Wednesday.
Republican Nick Begich unseated Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, the Associated Press said Wednesday.
Democrat Janelle Bynum unseated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District, the Associated Press said Thursday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents related to his investigation and prosecution of president-elect Donald Trump.
The idea of injecting more politics into filling state supreme court seats through partisan elections has taken hold in some Republican circles, and momentum could pick up after the party’s success this week in North Carolina and Ohio.
A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.
