STATE AND LOCAL

A new lawsuit accuses former CEO of Apollo Global Management of raping a 16-year-old autistic girl at Jeffrey Epstein's New York City townhome in 2002.

Thirteen Republican attorneys general are warning Fortune 100 companies their DEI practices may be "unlawful" in light of the Supreme Court's recent affirmative action ruling.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is investigating why Amazon's injury rate in warehouses is higher than the industry average

Sen. Tammy Duckworth condemned an amendment by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, saying it will weaken requirements and produce less experienced airline pilots.

U.S. Senators on Thursday introduced two separate bipartisan artificial intelligence bills amid growing concerns over the rapidly developing technology.

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-West Virginia, sounded off on "Kudlow," when he was asked about potentially primarying President Joe Biden.

Lawmakers are pushing legislation that would reform the credit card industry with the purpose of fostering greater competition, prompting widespread outcry from a diverse coalition.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will introduce the STOP Act to strip taxpayer funds from groups like EcoHealth Alliance that have grants suspended or revoked.

California's state Senate passed a bill this week that would raise the minimum wage for health care workers and support staffers to $25 an hour.

Sen. Rand Paul introduced legislation providing an alternative to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden's debt limit deal on Tuesday.

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle" on Saturday night avoiding a potential U.S. default.

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said Friday that a conservative boycott of Target over its Pride month collection won't work like the one for Bud Light.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vetoed a bill that would have created a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, which had been opposed by the ridesharing industry.

Democrat-led cities, including some of the country's most liberal areas like San Francisco, are the least affordable for homebuyers, according to a new study.

Billionaire Elon Musk retweeted Sen. Tim Scott's Monday announcement that he is running for president in 2024, a suggestion of support for the Republican in a crowded field.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Republican lawmakers during a closed-door meeting that the White House was "dug in" on spending and tax increase demands.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the Sunshine State has an unemployment rate of 2.6% – the lowest among the top 10 largest states in the nation.

New York City saw a significant loss of residents from the start of the coronavirus pandemic, between April 2020 and July 2022, according to an estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet proposed to create a Federal Digital Platform Commission having broad powers to regulate social media and digital content platforms.

Silicon Valley Bank's former CEO, Greg Becker, gave the Senate Banking Committee his take on what led to the collapse of the institution, blaming "unprecedented" events.