Former Texas House member and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner remembered as a passionate Democrat who worked across the aisle.

WASHINGTON: The United States government, already shaken by Donald Trump's radical reforms, could begin shutting down entirely this weekend as Democrats grapple with the politically risky option of ...

History strongly favors the Democrats. Midterms are ugly for the president’s party, and this administration is already overreaching in ways likely to garner a backlash. Only twice since 1946 has the ...

In these turbulent and sad times, it is hard to keep quiet about abuses and violations of human rights taking place around the world; in eastern DR Congo, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza. Among the ...

Former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson died on early Friday morning at the age of 93, leaving a legacy of a man who transcended Wyoming ...

Protests erupted in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday over legislation that would allow public schools to bar ...

After an exchange between Maine’s governor and President Donald Trump over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, ...

“Without consultation and proper planning, congressionally proposed reductions to Medicaid would impact state budgets, rural hospitals and health care service providers,” National Governors ...

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These bills have been under the radar at the NC General Assembly — for now. What they are and their chances of becoming law.

On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress ...

It's easy these days to feel hopeless about the basic mechanics of democracy. But what happened in the Montana State House shows it’s not all for naught.