Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...

Governor McKee selects a doctor who has served on the Barrington Harbor Commission. Save the Bay says it highlights need to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

U.S. importers warn president’s 200% tariff threat on E.U. alcohol will kill demand - President’s chaotic trade war continues ...

A proposed law would hold gun manufacturers and retailers responsible for harm done by their weapons if they don’t work to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.

A bill in the Ohio Statehouse seeks to establish a presumption that all adults with developmental disabilities are capable of making their own decisions unless otherwise ...

Republicans in the US House of Representatives plan to introduce a bill on Friday to block Chinese citizens from getting ...

News that Senate Democrats will now support a funding bill helped lift U.S. stock market futures. "While the C.R. bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are ...

House lawmakers on Thursday approved a measure along partisan lines that would create a new felony for being in the country ...

The New Hampshire House voted to ban cell phones from schools on Thursday, adding to the issue’s momentum in the state and across the country.

An amendment tacked onto an unrelated bill now sets new standards for how cities can regulate short-term rentals.