Lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates — controlled by Democrats who flipped the chamber in November after campaigning on abortion rights — decisively voted down a bill that would have instituted a near-total abortion ban. On a bipartisan 8-0 vote Wednesday night, a House subcommittee rejected the measure that would have prohibited abortions except in cases necessary to save the mother’s life, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported. Bill...

Former President Trump said he is a “believer” in the United States and a “believer” in the Supreme Court after it heard arguments in Colorado’s effort to remove him from the 2024 ballot in the state. Trump told reporters Thursday that it would be “tough” to rule against him based on his poll numbers, but maintained that he is “leaving it up to” the high court.  The U.S....

President Joe Biden has chosen Annie Tomasini, a longtime aide and close adviser who runs his Oval Office, to be a deputy White House chief of staff. Tomasini has served the Democratic president as an adviser and director of Oval Office operations since he took office in January 2021. Her “unparalleled knowledge” of Biden made her the obvious choice to succeed Jen O’Malley Dillon, who soon will join...