As President Donald Trump's Cabinet and Administration nominees face confirmation hearings, they are set to wield control over a range of departments affecting everything from healthcare to the economy.

Senate Democrats banded together Wednesday to shoot down a born-alive abortion measure, marking a show of unity after recent defections on an immigration bill that will deliver President Donald Trump an early legislative victory.

"'Female' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell," the order reads in part. "'Male' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell."

President-elect Donald Trump doesn't always have the backing of his wife, Melania, with the couple disagreeing on many beliefs both publicly and behind the scenes

A lifelong advocate for women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most influential defenders of abortion access in recent decades.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will restore sweeping power to anti-abortion activists’ staunchest ally, who many in the movement once deemed “the most pro-life president” in the nation’s history.

Trump granted pardons on his first day in office to hundreds of criminal defendants but left out anti-abortion protesters who were charged with the FACE Act.

Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, unleashing unprecedented executive orders as his administration’s priorities begin to take shape.

A new president and state legislative sessions ramping up are likely to bring more changes to abortion policy across the U.S., which is still settling after the seismic shift in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door to state bans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration. The president-elect has outlined a wide-ranging agenda that blends traditional conservative approaches to taxes, regulation and cultural issues with a more populist bent on trade and a shift in America’s international role.

The Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal immigration, is set to clear the House and land on Trump’s desk on just his third day in office.

How America's legacy of combating threats to global health security - including at home in the United States - is at risk.