President-elect Donald J. Trump was the first Republican to win the popular vote in two decades, but by only a 1.5-point ...

The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.

How we elect our presidents has never been more broken — and that’s saying something for an Electoral College system subject ...

Wednesday’s vote marked the first chance senators have had to alter the bill. The amendment on law enforcement, proposed by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), would add assaulting officers or any crime causing ...

Today we bring you the next in our series on current and former members of Congress nominated to a cabinet post by ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who heads the Texas Senate, opposed Burrows’ run for Speaker. He has since released a statement saying ...

On Opening Day, housing, fireworks, insurance and invasive species top lawmakers' to-do list. But a green fee to address ...

Montana's Republican-controlled House on Wednesday endorsed a ban on transgender people using bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth — a change that would ...

Senate Democrats are gearing up for a fight against Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary ...

Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff engaged in fierce verbal combat Wednesday with Attorney General-designate Pam Bondi, as they fought over her views on the 2020 elections, immigration and ...

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place, even for his more controversial choices.

The House passes a GOP bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in federally funded schools, facing an uncertain ...