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 ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new ...

Representative-elect Dyson told News Three’s Anna Maynard that he plans to support the caucus’s choice for speaker, not ...

As the Texas Legislature's 89th session begins, Democrats are gearing up for fierce debates over school vouchers and the state's harsh abortion ban, while also seeking influence over the use of the ...

Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, has taken the stand to testify in his own defense during his federal corruption trial this week.

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.

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

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.

Portsmouth, expects a "boring session" of the General Assembly to begin on Wednesday, but that may be wishful thinking.

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, ...

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