Storm-ravaged California is scrambling to clean up and repair widespread damage as the lashing rain eases.

Taxes, abortion and energy policy are among the major issues before the Virginia General Assembly when it begins its annual legislative session Wednesday.

Illinois is on the verge of banning rapid-fire weapons amid a torrent of mass shootings and gun violence.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem called Tuesday for using the state’s surplus to eliminate the tax charged on groceries and lower other taxes in a State of the State address that notably steered clear of the hot-button topic of abortion.

Months after the unprecedented leak of the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, lawmakers in North Dakota have struck down a bill to criminalize court leaks.

Harvey Weinstein is asking New York’s highest court to overturn his 2020 rape conviction, arguing that the judge betrayed his right to a fair trial by “succumbing to the pressure” of the #MeToo movement.

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to weigh in on the future of Ohio’s near-ban on abortions, despite arguing in July that the same court lacked jurisdiction to determine the paused law’s constitutionality.

A prosecutor says an Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip for weeks and came prepared for violence.

Conservative Kansas legislators are pushing back more aggressively this year on LGBTQ-rights issues than in the past two years.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy invited a national political spotlight in his state of the state address, taking implicit aim at GOP rivals who criticize blue states for being “woke” while also calling for “responsible” government.