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There’s a new federal law that bans acts of animal cruelty, and subjects violators to prison.The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act represents…

Congress, wrought by division on many fronts, united to pass a bill making animal cruelty a federal felony. President Trump signed it into law on Monday.

"What we can't do is fail to pass something," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told WHAS radio. "The urgency of this is not lost on any of us."

Drug companies are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to end lawsuits tied to the opioid epidemic. As payouts grow, government leaders are fighting over where the money should go.

The Arizona Republican was known for reaching across the aisle when big things had to be tackled. The number of lawmakers willing to do that now is dwindling.

05/13/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with law scholar David Orentlicher. He’s the author of TWO PRESIDENTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: The Case for a…