Some 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are once again protesting the Alabama law that provides a near-total ban on abortion. It's creating controversy over what is considered a "constitutional right."

By some estimates, child care can cost more than college on an annual basis. In Pennsylvania, it’s an average of more than $11,500.

On Wednesday, WENY News first reported on a group of U.S. Senators are pushing to raise the purchasing age for tobacco from 18 to 21. But it’s already a reality in many parts of the Southern Tier and Western New York.

If a group of U.S. Senators have it their way, younger Americans will have to be a little bit older to buy a pack of cigarettes.

Analysts at AARP found brand name drugs jumped an average of nearly $5,000 from 2006-2017. But if priced at the rate of inflation during the same time period, that increase would’ve been significantly less, around $500.

U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.) is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for President in 2020, according to a statement released Thursday morning.

From nine Supreme Court justices to eleven? Even more? Democrats on the 2020 presidential campaign trail have been floating a number of reforms they would like to see for the Supreme Court.

Dairy producers and industry trade groups have a lot to gain from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. But they also have a lot to lose if the deal falls through in Congress.

Their proposal would impose direct sanctions on drug manufacturers in China who knowingly ship synthetic opioids to drug traffickers in Mexico, and other nations, and ultimately sell in the United States.

More than 1,200 advocates for Alzheimer’s disease research are on Capitol Hill this week, including two Alzheimer’s Association chapters from Pennsylvania represented by more than fifty members.

If last night was any indication, it’s likely to help him with his base at future rallies. But analysts are also warning Trump to tread lightly.

It's unclear how many members of Congress attended the meeting, but several members of the Ways & Means Committee -- the House committee that oversees trade – and Trump Cabinet officials were expected to be there.

President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration will survive, at least for now. On Tuesday, the U.S. House failed to override the President’s veto of a resolution that would eliminate that emergency for the southern border. The results of the 248-181 vote were mostly expected, but fall short of the two-thirds majority required for a veto override. Just 14 Republicans crossed over and joined Democrats, who needed about another 40 Republicans to defect to reach...

The House could vote as soon as Tuesday to override Trump’s veto on the national emergency declaration centered around the border wall.

The president’s power to declare a national emergency could end up in the hands of Congress. That is, if a proposal from New York Rep. Tom Reed gains traction.

The effects of the government shutdown can be felt from the ground to the sky at U.S. airports.

U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.) will not seek the Democratic Party's nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, according to a statement released Friday morning.

President Donald Trump hosted U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning) and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus for a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, according to the White House Press Office.