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

A bill would shut down public schools that are among the 5 percent worst performers, matching charter school standards.

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 ...

This is a nation in need of de-escalation training. Bad behavior has been normalized to the point that some people are ...

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 ...

State and local governments will be forced to return pandemic relief funds if they aren’t properly obligated by the end of ...

Bird flu is affecting more and more dairy cattle. There’s no sign yet of human-to-human spread, but new dimensions of the ...

Tom Homan, who will lead Trump’s deportation effort, said that sanctuary policies can shield dangerous criminals. Harboring ...

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 ...

Mayors, state legislators, members of Congress – much of New Jersey’s political class hopes to succeed term-limited Democrat ...