ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Despite recent fiscal challenges, Gov. Wes Moore‘s $63 billion budget plan remains largely intact under legislation heading to a vote Thursday in the Maryland Senate. The measure makes reserves available if needed to cover a miscalculation in Medicaid costs that was discovered after the governor submitted his budget to the General Assembly in January. MARYLAND GOV. MOORE UNVEILS $90M ‘DOWN PAYMENT’ FOR CLIMATE INITIATIVES...

Pornhub, a pornographic website, disabled users in Texas from accessing the site on Thursday after the state attorney general and lawmakers sought to require adult websites to verify the age of visiting users. Last month, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment and Aylo USA, Incorporated — the conglomerate that owns Pornhub — for failing to verify users’ ages before granting access to its...

EXCLUSIVE: WEST VIRGINIA — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the House could soon consider a new standalone bill to aid Israel. In an interview with Fox News Digital, the Louisiana Republican cited “the urgency of the moment” for needing a new funding package for the Middle East ally, though he said it’s in the “early” stages. It comes hours after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., stirred outrage...