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The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack.

Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five after Donald J. Trump had urged Republicans to “kill” it. An effort to require warrants to search for Americans’ messages failed on a tie.

Right-wing lawmakers blocked a move by Speaker Johnson to extend a key foreign intelligence surveillance tool after former President Donald J. Trump urged lawmakers to “kill” the law underlying it.

After hours of delay, the Senate overwhelmingly voted for the $1.2 trillion bill to fund more than half of the government, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk.

The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China.

Two major fertility clinics said they were moving to resume treatments quickly, though legal experts cautioned that state constitutional challenges may still arise.

The justices’ efforts to remain unified in cases affecting the election are fraying as the former president wins one case and is granted a delay in another.

Republicans, many of whom have said they support access to the treatment, have argued that it should be left to states to ensure its legality after an Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos were children.

The vote by lawmakers comes after supporters of the measure in France were galvanized by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet.

A highly politicized Supreme Court makes it far more difficult to teach students about the fundamentals of the American legal system.

A court ruling declaring frozen embryos to be legally considered children has set off a scramble among leaders in both parties to preserve access to a crucial reproductive treatment.

Doctors in six states where abortion is legal are using new laws to send abortion pills to tens of thousands of women in states where it is illegal.

The ruling raises worrisome legal issues for would-be parents far beyond Alabama whose hopes for children may depend on in vitro fertilization.

To those advancing Christian nationalism, the will of God counts more than the will of the American people.

A look at how the Field Museum in Chicago is responding to recent federal regulations that have led officials to cover objects they may need to return to tribes.

The minority leader’s handling of the border and foreign aid legislation drew scorching criticism from far-right Republicans, though he scored a legislative win on an issue he regards as existential and part of his legacy.

The defeat of the immigration-Ukraine-Israel package marks the end of the party of Eisenhower, Reagan and McCain.

President Biden accused the House GOP of thwarting legislation tightening immigration rules and providing aid to Ukraine and Israel out of fear of their 2024 front-runner, Donald Trump.