A Kentucky Democrat went viral this week after admitting she felt guilty about her skin color in a speech defending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools. "I'm going to be honest, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Pennsylvania’s lawmakers received a pay raise on Monday, but they’re not all happy about it. The annual pay raise is mandated by law to keep lawmakers from being forced to ...

A North Carolina school district faced pressure from Republican lawmakers on Wednesday at a heated oversight hearing, where legislators threw LGBTQ children's books and accused school officials of ...

State lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the level of threats directed at them amid an uptick in political violence around the country. The most recent incidents occurred in Indiana, where a ...

A Republican state senator on Tuesday criticized Fayette County Public Schools while discussing her draft bill for 2026 to stop diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in K-12 schools. Sen.

Democrats are at odds over a Republican-led discharge petition to ban stock trading by members of Congress, with some insisting any prohibition should also apply to the executive branch. It marks the ...

Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress. By Mitch ...

In practice, states with full-time, high-paid legislators often fare poorly in independent studies measuring government effectiveness, while states that retain part-time legislatures include some of ...

Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers. By Michael Gold Reporting from ...

Top House and Senate lawmakers emerged divided along party lines after a private briefing with the military official who oversaw September’s attack on an alleged drug vessel that included a so-called ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has had to contend with the rebellion of a handful of House Republican women in recent weeks, with several disagreements spilling into public view. Reports circulated on ...