Legislative Branch
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a proposal Saturday to legalize recreational marijuana statewide for people 21 and over by Jan. 1, 2020.
The rejection of oversight is the latest and perhaps most high-profile example of the new normal in the Trump era.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a law repealing protections for rapists who are married to their victims.
The ruling stems from an ongoing battle over legislation that GOP lawmakers and Republican Gov. Scott Walker passed during a lame-duck session.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Democrats are talking about the power of "inherent contempt," which theoretically would allow them to jail administrative officials.
Critics say the legislation amounts to a poll tax and violates a constitutional amendment that voters overwhelmingly approved in November to allow people with felonies to vote.
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's signature makes Ohio the fifth state to ban abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat.
House Bill 896 aims to criminalize all abortions and defines the procedure as homicide, which is punishable by death in Texas.
The bill is headed to the Senate, where it will likely face an uphill battle.
Fraser Anning was censured by the Australian senate for "ugly and divisive" comments made after the Christchurch mosque shootings.