Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) teed up floor action on Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) budget bill, setting up a grueling "vote-a-rama." ...

The Washington State Legislature is taking steps to possibly save taxpayers $19.5 million by proposing the elimination of the ...

A Colorado proposal requiring a criminal background check and safety course for people who want to buy semiautomatic guns ...

Nearly 10% of Washington state lawmakers are Black, a record number that has been years in the making. Why it matters: Having ...

The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have long fought for water sovereignty on the Wind River Indian Reservation, but their effort is being challenged by federal legislation and a changing water ...

Good morning, Early Birds. We’re tired of winter weather warnings at the top of this newsletter and yet: A polar vortex is ...

Legislation to update last year’s parental “bill of rights” initiative is heading to the Washington state House of Representatives amid a host of disagreements over what the changes will mean for ...

Bentonville High School senior Prerana Kodakandla and Alma High School senior Landen Coursey were selected as the two delegates to represent Arkansas in the United States Senate Youth Program.

Political handicappers like the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball are predicting that Democrats have few ...

Washington state lawmakers are moving closer to passing a bill that would amend the state constitution to allow school ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the ...

President Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio.