Republicans are promoting private school choice, while Democrats are discussing K-12 funding increases. Most governors, however, are dodging the question of how to boost student achievement through ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress have long been intent on countering America's rivals and spreading U.S. influence ...

In his autobiography "A Pryor Commitment," Pryor wrote: "Smart, ambitious and articulate, Jim Guy Tucker had won the 1974 attorney general's race following a credible record as prosecuting attorney of ...

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, ...

Progressive Democrats wasted no time eulogizing the legacy of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a progressive lion of the lower ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he plans to vote to advance a House-passed six-month government funding bill, despite the strong ...

In a state so often divided along partisan lines, Democrats and Republicans alike were moved to tears as they gathered in the ...

A judge in Maryland has blocked for now the mass firings of probationary federal workers and ordered thousands of fired ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the Democrats’ need for a Project 2029. Also: President Trump’s tariff pause; a Black ...

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps, has died. He was 93. Video above: Alan Simpson speaks about George H. W. Bush in 2018: 'You would've wanted him ...