Abortion clinics in Maryland could pay for enhanced security and greater access through a grant program being considered by state lawmakers, who want to tap into millions of dollars that have sat unused by insurance carriers as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. Supporters testified Wednesday that Maryland is seeing a rising demand on its abortion clinics, including from women from out of state, since the U.S....

A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of business groups filed lawsuits seeking to block the rule in court. Twenty-four states, led by attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia, filed a joint challenge stating the new Environmental Protection Agency rule would raise costs for manufacturers, utilities and...

Democrats will be watching President Biden warily on Thursday night to see how – and if – he broaches the topic of Israel and Gaza in his State of the Union address. The left’s deep divisions over the issue were put on full display last week when more than 100,000 Michigan primary voters selected “uncommitted” over Biden – raising alarms about his chances of holding onto a state...