A new policy proposed by the Trump administration will force organizations receiving federal financial assistance to stop acknowledging that trans people exist or risk losing federal funding. In the ...

A few days after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a plan that would have given the federal government power to vet frontier AI models over fears that it might hobble innovation, Illinois ...

As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers. Different types of birth control on display at the American College ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota ranked 41st in the country for teacher salaries over the 2024-25 school year, according to a new report — one rank lower than the year prior. The National Education Foundation ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

It’s often said that bad ideas start in California and make their way east. But these days, Virginia looks eager to take that crown. The two U.S. senators from the Old Dominion aren’t just embracing ...

California gubernatorial candidate Betty Yee has announced that she is suspending her campaign. "Public service has been the honor of my lifetime ... This campaign has always been about something much ...

WASHINGTON — More than 8,000 qualified candidates applied to be air traffic controllers in record time, according to U.S. officials. "Mission accomplished," U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary ...