Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver GOP response to State of the Union

Washington — Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican, will deliver the GOP response to President Biden’s State of the Union address next week, Republican Congressional leaders announced Thursday. Britt, 42, became the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate, and the first woman from Alabama, when she won her seat in 2022. In a

Alabama House approves bill to protect IVF providers

Washington — The Alabama House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would provide legal protections to healthcare entities that provide in vitro fertilization services, as lawmakers took swift action to mitigate the backlash against a State Supreme Court decision that found frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. The bill, introduced by

Alabama legislature approves IVF bills after state Supreme Court ruling

Washington — The Republican-led Alabama House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve legal protections to health care entities that provide in vitro fertilization services, with lawmakers taking swift action to mitigate the backlash against a state Supreme Court decision that found frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. The state House bill, introduced by

Judge blocks Texas immigration law that would criminalize migrant crossings

Trump, Biden to hold dueling events Trump, Biden to hold dueling events along the border 02:27 Eagle Pass, Texas — A federal judge in Austin on Thursday blocked Texas state officials from implementing a sweeping immigration law that would have allowed them to arrest, jail and prosecute migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally. The

Trump appeals Cook County judge’s ruling to remove him from primary ballots in Illinois

CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live CHICAGO (CBS) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a Cook County judge’s ruling to remove him from the Illinois primary ballot over his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump’s attorneys asked the Illinois Appellate Court to overturn Judge Tracie