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A visitor looks at an exhibition on voting rights in the U.S. at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., in January.

With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws

With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during an Election Threats Task Force meeting at the Justice Department in September 2024.

FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration

Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he is resigning next month to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray." President-elect Donald Trump called the resignation "a great day for America."

President Trump speaks about the mid-air crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., at a White House Briefing on Thursday.

Without evidence, Trump blames FAA diversity initiatives for the crash

A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C. EPA employees are among the federal workers who have negotiated telework arrangements in their collective bargaining contracts.

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

A man stands in front of Taiwanese navy ships anchored at the harbor in Keelung, near Taipei in northern Taiwan, on Dec. 11, 2024.

The U.S. resumes hundreds of millions in security aid to Taiwan, annoying China

The U.S. has unfrozen millions in security assistance for Taiwan, with an eye toward China.

No relief: Inflation unexpectedly heated up last month

Inflation remained stubbornly high in January, as grocery, gasoline and shelter costs all rose. Egg prices saw their biggest price hike in almost a decade.

Raw milk from Raw Farm is displayed for sale at a grocery store in Torrance, Calif., on Nov. 29.

USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases

The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herds across 15 states, with California reporting the highest number of infections. At least 58 people have been infected with bird flu, including one child.

Jessica Altman, directora ejecutiva de Covered California, habla en la campaña estatal “Hablemos de salud” en Los Ángeles el 13 de noviembre de 2024. Ella está promoviendo una nueva expansión de la Ley de Atención Médica Asequible que beneficia a los inmigrantes con la protección de DACA. Foto de Zaydee Sanchez para CalMatters

Covered California comienza a ofrecer atención médica a los inmigrantes con DACA. ¿Les afectará la victoria de Trump?

Los inmigrantes de California que se benefician del DACA ahora pueden comprar un seguro a través de la Ley de Atención Médica Asequible. La elección de Donald Trump genera incertidumbre sobre el futuro del programa.

El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells poses at El Cajon City Hall on Nov. 25, 2024.

He's the mayor of a major California refugee city — and he's backing Trump's deportation plan

El Cajon could be the center of a showdown between local, state and federal authorities over the enforcement of immigration laws.

Admiral Rachel L. Levine, a pediatrician by training, has been leading the Public Health Service during the Biden administration. She's pictured in a conference room at HHS headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her

Dr. Rachel Levine is the highest ranking, out transgender person ever to serve in the federal government. Her tenure at HHS ran concurrent with an explosion in state legislation targeting transgender people.

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