Changing lame duck, even with sensible tweaks, would require a constitutional amendment, which is difficult. Amendments require hundreds of thousands of signatures or a two-thirds legislative vote, ...

House Democrats in Minnesota's legislature are threatening to skip out on the first two weeks of the legislative session ...

A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois House Tuesday, dealing a political setback to Gov. JB Pritzker after he ...

Ohio Republican leaders are looking at cutting spending for public education, calling the current formula "unsustainable." ...

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to begin speaking in honor of the country’s 39th president around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

As lawmakers prepare to head back to the State House for the start of the 2025 legislative session, the budget deficit looms, ...

Idaho's House Speaker Mike Moyle is sharing his reactions to Governor Little's State of the State address. Moyle said he appreciated Little's short address and ...

A special service will be held in the Capitol Rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges​.

Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges. As ...

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday.

The husband of Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, drew criticism online when he failed to accept a handshake offered by Vice President Kamala D. Harris at his wife’s ceremonial swearing-in.