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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September. Kamala, along with Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., proposed the anti-lynching bill passed by the Senate on Wednesday.

Legislation To Make Lynching A Federal Crime Clears Historic Hurdle In Congress

On Wednesday, the Senate approved legislation that, if enacted, would make lynching a federal crime for the first time in U.S. history.

Homes leveled by the Camp Fire line Valley Ridge Drive in Paradise, Calif. Some recovery efforts are stalled by the government shutdown, creating anxiety among survivors and concern for officials.

Shutdown Threatens To Stall Recovery In Wildfire-Ravaged Paradise, Calif.

A federal grant for basic infrastructure projects is stalled. There is concern that, if fire survivors don't see evidence that recovery has begun, they could give up hope and leave the region.

Kaydee Edralin and her husband, along with many other students at Brigham Young University-Idaho were upset they would have to buy additional health insurance after the university said it would not consider Medicaid to be valid insurance. The school reversed the policy Monday.

Reversing Course, Idaho Campus Lets Students Use Medicaid As Health Coverage

Idaho just expanded access to Medicaid, helping tens of thousands get coverage. But a university there refused to accept Medicaid, forcing students to pay for plans. On Tuesday it changed that policy.

Peter Strzok, then an agent at the FBI, speaks during a joint House Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform Committees hearing in Washington, D.C. on July 12, 2018.

Peter Strzok, Notorious Ex-G-Man, Explains Himself And Takes Aim At Trump

Amid the Russia inquiry and citing texts to his girlfriend, critics made him the face of a so-called conspiracy against Trump. No, Strzok writes his memoir Compromised, he did everything by the book.

Tourists walk at the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan on March 8, after millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy.

Coronavirus: Italy Imposes Quarantine On 16 Million; U.S. Sees 1st East Coast Deaths

The Italian government has locked down the country's northern region, including the cities of Milan and Venice, affecting a quarter of its population.

Republican Sen. Martha McSally, seen here in 2019, is losing the money race to her challenger in Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly.

A Senate Takeover Is Very Much A Possibility For Democrats. Just Follow The Money

Five Republican Senate incumbents are looking increasingly vulnerable, while fundraising reports provide glimpses of Democratic strength.

José's son, who has schizophrenia, recently got into a fight that resulted in a broken window — an out-of-control moment from his struggle with mental illness. And it could increase his chances of deportation to a country where mental health care is even more elusive.

A Young Immigrant Has Mental Illness, And That's Raising His Risk of Being Deported

Behavioral problems, criminal arrests and limited access to health care leave a father worried that his 21-year-old son will be deported to Mexico.

Passengers head for security screening at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston last year.

TSA Screeners' Union Wants More Guidance On Avoiding Coronavirus

Three screeners at the San Jose, Calif., airport tested positive, and others may have been exposed. "All we've been told is 'Wash your hands. Don't touch your face,' " a union official said.

Police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel, blocks from the White House last year. The hotel has become a center piece in lawsuits claiming the president is profiting from the office.

Federal Judge Seems Sympathetic To Anti-Corruption Case Against President Trump

Lawyers for Maryland and the District of Columbia argued in court Thursday that President Trump is violating the Constitution's emolument clauses. They left the preliminary hearing feeling confident.

Army Spc. Jarrett William Smith, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, was charged Monday with distributing bomb-making information over social media.

U.S. Soldier Charged With Teaching Bomb-Making To Far-Right Extremists

The case is the latest in a string of recent arrests and investigations related to attempted far-right infiltration of the U.S. military, prompting calls for more thorough screenings of enlistees.

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