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President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy spoke by phone Sunday to prevent the first default in U.S. history.

A new report by Sen. Marco Rubio concludes that “a serious biosafety incident” in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic. But the exhaustive study, which took two years to complete and includes vast translations of original Chinese language source material, reaches another, perhaps more troubling, verdict: They knew.

The South Carolina House has approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, sending it to the desk of Gov. Henry McMaster, R, who is expected to sign it.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled most of a New Jersey concealed carry law that prevents licensed firearm owners from carrying guns in government buildings and libraries, among other locations, unconstitutional in a victory for gun rights advocates.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Wednesday that will punish businesses if they allow children to attend drag shows.

A new survey shows that nearly 25% of Americans changed their religion or their religious traditions and denominations during the course of their lives, i24News report. Conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) over the last 16 years, the “2022 American Values Atlas” survey was published on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden called off a visit to Australia, part of his upcoming Asia trip, to rush back home and help avoid the first default in America’s history.

The legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina successfully overrode the governor’s veto of legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks.

A Florida federal judge imposed a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration’s “parole with conditions” policy Tuesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending 800 National Guard troops and more than 300 law enforcement officers to Texas to help secure the state’s border with Mexico. Along with the personnel, Florida is making a number of state assets available, including mobile command posts, fixed-wing aircraft, drones, and airboats.

At least a dozen ex-intelligence officials who signed the letter linking Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop to Russia steered tens of thousands of dollars to Joe Biden’s campaign and joint fundraising committee ahead of the 2020 presidential election, records show.

President Joe Biden and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday prepared for critical debt-ceiling talks, with a little more than two weeks to go before the U.S. government could run short of money to pay its bills.

Special Counsel John Durham released a damning final report Monday after more than three years investigating the Russia collusion probe, declaring the FBI had no verified intelligence or evidence when it opened the Crossfire Hurricane probe of President Donald Trump’s campaign in the summer of 2016. The prosecutor, however, recommended no new criminal charges.

After hours of debate and opposition from Democratic lawmakers, the Republican-led Texas House on Friday passed a bill that would ban sex change treatment for minors identifying as transgender, Yahoo News reports. Introduced by Republican Rep. Tom Oliverson, the bill will be voted on one more time before being sent back back to the Senate for approval as an amendment; if the change is approved, the bill will be signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

China’s government is expanding the use of covert influence operations targeting the United States and is expected to exploit the White House-congressional clash over the debt limit crisis as part of growing anti-U.S. activities, the director of national intelligence said.

The U.S. Cable News Network (CNN) has defended its recent decision to provide former President Donald J. Trump an opportunity to speak to voters in a controversial live televised town hall meeting.

A federal judge has barred the Biden administration from enacting policies to release migrants without setting court dates.

With support from the courts, After School Satan Clubs are becoming increasingly popular alternatives to religious clubs in US primary schools, and organizers are working to expand their reach into high schools and colleges, the Hill reports. The clubs are associated with the Satanic Temple organization and began in 2020; the Satanic Temple itself was founded in 2014 and claims its mission is to “encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority.”