Trump promises to seek stiffer sentences, including the death penalty. But there’s still appetite in Congress for policies ...

More than anything it’s the simple result of Americans growing older, a fact of life we haven’t come to grips with ...

Over the past few months, gun laws in Illinois, New York and Minnesota have all been tossed out. Federal courts are more ...

When Democrat Jay Inslee took office in 2013, the state’s two-year budget was $38.4 billion. Now, as he prepares to leave, he ...

All but two states completed a review, but only 22 states reached or surpassed the recommended minimum levels of security in their systems.

Republicans gained a tie in the Minnesota House in November, ending the Democrats' trifecta and halting their heavily progressive agenda.

After being suspended by Florida’s governor in 2023, Orlando-area prosecutor Monique Worrell won reelection in November. But ...

We all know how obnoxious people can be at a show, with their talking and seat kicking and cellphone checking. Still, I was ...

A Republican bill in the state Senate would automatically shut down low-performing Ohio public schools. State Sen. Andrew Brenner introduced Senate Bill 295 over the summer, which would revise the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to a question from a reporter during a visit to Davis Ranches in Colusa County on Dec.

Mayor Cherelle Parker has ordered city workers to show up at the office five days a week, leading more companies to follow suit. But hybrid work remains a new normal in many places.