The fight for the House in the 2026 midterm elections is likely to be fought on familiar territory, as Republicans defend ...

Jimmy Carter was a genuine Washington outsider when he won the White House in 1976. And he remained proudly so, for better or ...

Welcome to the Massachusetts Legislature — a body with a propensity to work in secret and to draft rules that guarantee each ...

New York filed an amicus brief supporting Louisiana's district map while criticizing a push to change the federal Voting ...

School workers in states where districts don't participate in Social Security are poised to see bigger monthly checks.

A new year and new legislative session have arrived, and there are already loads of pressing issues that appear ripe for ...

There’s often speculation about whether the United States will add a 51st state. Most often, attention focuses on Puerto Rico ...

On Jan. 3, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Supreme Court to ...

Trump calls climate change a hoax. The Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment. But his former ...