Flanked by attorneys, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in January ...

Several candidates have submitted campaign paperwork for upcoming special elections that could determine the balance of power ...

On a spring evening in March 1999, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 held a protest on the sidewalk in front of the yet-unopened Venetian hotel-casino. They objected to Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon ...

It was her last day in session as a Delaware state senator, and Sarah McBride sat in her tiny office at the state Capitol, ...

President-elect Trump firmly believes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will get a second term. “No one else can get the ...

A Lions Super Bowl? Possible. A completed Gordie Howe bridge? That's the plan. Increased minimum wage? Set for Feb. 21.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a message for Republican state legislators: Don’t mess with the Texas speaker’s race – ...

President-elect Donald Trump said he would attend next week's state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who ...

Like prior lame-duck US presidents, Joe Biden has been racing to complete unfinished business in an attempt to bolster his ...

What kicked off the rather chaotic year of Kern County politics was none other than the biggest name — still — in Bakersfield ...

Gaetz is no legal heavyweight. He’s never run an organization with thousands of workers, like the Department of Justice. And ...

As Democrats look to 2025, several factors provide them with a sense of hope and optimism for regaining and maintaining ...