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Poll workers help voters get ready to cast their ballots at on Nov. 3, 2020 in Atlanta. State lawmakers are now considering legislation that could roll back some laws that made it easy for voters to cast ballots by mail.

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020.

McConnell Would Fill Potential Supreme Court Vacancy In 2020, Reversal Of 2016 Stance

The Senate majority leader told an audience in Kentucky that if a vacancy were to occur in the election year, "we'd fill it." He had refused to allow a vote on President Obama's nominee in 2016.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he does not supporting extending additional unemployment benefits that run out at the end of July.

McConnell Says Next Coronavirus Aid Bill Will Be The Last

The next round of coronavirus aid will be narrowly focused and will not extend federal unemployment assistance, the Senate majority leader says.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., tested positive for COVID-19.

McConnell Seeks Agreement To Delay Senate's Return Amid Positive Coronavirus Tests

But the Senate majority leader said the Judiciary Committee's work can continue on Oct. 12 with the confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.

Dr. Joel Smithers was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday for illegal opioid prescriptions.

Doctor Gets 40 Years For Illegally Prescribing More Than Half A Million Opioid Doses

Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 federal counts of illegal drug distribution. He was facing life in prison and a $200 million fine. The court ordered him to pay $86,000.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Friday a ban on nearly all abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy.

Missouri Governor Signs Ban On Abortion After 8 Weeks Of Pregnancy

The bill makes no exception for cases of incest or rape and follows the approval of similar restrictions in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a mask on Capitol Hill on April 30. The Senate is scheduled to return Monday, but members of the House will not return over coronavirus fears.

Pelosi And McConnell Decline White House Offer Of Coronavirus Tests For Capitol Hill

Senators are scheduled to return to Washington on Monday, while lawmakers in the House are still not returning over coronavirus fears.

Then-President Donald Trump waves at the crowd during the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference. This year, Trump is out of office but is still headlining the event.

It's All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis

The former president will headline the annual conservative conference with a Sunday address, his first speech since leaving office. His baseless election fraud claims could also get heavy play.

Members of the Colorado National Guard help monitor network traffic and advise the Secretary of State's office during the Nov. 2018 election. The Guard is once again helping protect elections against cyberattack in 2020.

States Are Deploying National Guard Cybersecurity Teams To Prevent Election Interference

More than 30 states have asked the National Guard to help safeguard the 2020 election from cyber threats.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's casket leaves the U.S. Capitol.

Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Becomes 1st Woman To Lie In State

In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg won equality "not in one swift victory, but brick by brick, case by case."

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