Officially, our form of government in the U.S. is a representative democracy. This means citizens vote for their government officials. But Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is of a different opinion ...

L.A. County government underrepresents and underserves its people. Measure G on the Nov. 5 ballot would change that. It would expand the Board of Supervisors to nine, shrinking the size of the ...

The federal government is heading toward a shutdown as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending. Here's a look at what's ...

The House voted Tuesday on a new subcommittee to look at what Republicans call the "weaponization of the federal government," one of several goals GOP leaders outlined.

On a party-line vote of 221 to 211 with all Democrats opposed, the House approved the formation of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which is to be chaired by ...

Los Angeles voters finally mandated a new design for county government in November. Now they should join in implementing the change.

For example, Musk and Trump watched SpaceX’s launch Tuesday night of the rocket that could someday take people back to the moon and even to Mars. The amount the US commits to those efforts will ...

For example, Congress in 1992 revoked an executive order by then-President George H.W. Bush that would establish a human fetal tissue bank for scientific research by passing a measure that the ...

The idea that Welsh dentistry is an example to England is "laughable", a representative of the sector has said. Labour politicians have said Wales has created 400,000 appointments over the past ...