The groups, including Texas Right to Life and Crime Stoppers of Houston, said the case raises concerns about false allegations of child abuse.

Republican leaders from both chambers of Congress held a press conference on the first day of the government shutdown, criticizing their Democratic colleagues for their opposition to funding bills. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports on what Republicans had to say and the initial impacts of the shutdown.

Democrats have pinned the shutdown on Republicans because of their failure to concede certain healthcare provisions.

President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.

The special legislative session ended in Santa Fe on Thursday afternoon, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the passage of bills designed to lessen the impact of federal funding cuts.

The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.

For the newly created seat on Staten Island, the local Democratic Party chose longtime attorney Matthew Santamauro, who is opposed by Republican nominee Remy Smith, a Housing Court judge. Santamauro launched his campaign in June outside the New York Supreme Court building in St. George, vowing that, if elected, he would be fair in his decisions.

The Michigan GOP held their biennial leadership conference at Mackinac Island this past weekend. We break it down with John Selleck.