Chuck Schumer continues to face backlash from some members of his party after he voted in favor of a spending bill that ...

Nita Lowey, former longtime New York representative and the first woman to lead the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, has died at the age of 87. Lowey died on Saturday surrounded by her husband, ...

Colorado is at a breaking point. Skyrocketing home prices and rising rents are squeezing working families, turning housing from a basic necessity into an unaffordable luxury. Too many Coloradans are ...

Political leaders are meant to represent all people, not just those who voted for them or who wear a MAGA hat.

This story mentions suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988.  By Liam Niemeyer, McKenna Horsley and Sarah ...

The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...

The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Virginia State Senate, with 40 members. The House of ...

Republican legislative leaders said there’s enough time this session to begin a long-term overhaul of the state’s property ...

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Gov. Josh Stein gave his first address to a joint General Assembly session Wednesday night, hitting on familiar campaign and early-term themes of helping Hurricane Helene victims, making living expens ...

New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein told lawmakers during his first State of the State address that he wants a Hurricane Helene aid bill on his desk and seeks to help make living expenses af ...