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The Texas House is debating the GOP's redistricting plan ahead of a final vote that ... Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" David ...

The Cranston City Council president's alleged relationship with the council lawyer is under fire just as that lawyer's ...

"This generic, non-specific form letter lacks any meaningful detail and does not merit a response," the governor said in a ...

Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state this week to block Republican redistricting efforts, prompting Gov. Greg ...

Senators are racing the clock to make a dent in both the government funding process and President Donald Trump’s backlog of nominees before heading home for August recess.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map ...

In 2022, Social Security lifted 28.9 million Americans out of poverty. These are earned benefits; retirees have paid into the ...

Legislators of one political party crossing state lines to avoid arrest happened here in Rhode Island 101 years ago – only it was Republicans who fled to Massachusetts that time.

On Aug. 1, Rhode Island GOP Chairman Joe Powers called for Democratic House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi to censure Sanchez for his ICE comments, despite the fact that the General Assembly is not ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal judge says Rhode Island's gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to openly carry a firearm throughout the state, does not violate the Second ...