A contentious public utilities bill passes the Delaware Senate. A bill proposing a new Veterans Affairs Department clears committee.

Melissa Hortman's influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Legislature were a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-che ...

Melissa Hortman was a lifelong Minneapolis-area resident who went to college in Boston and then returned home for law school. She was elected to the Minnesota House in 2004 and helped pass a sweeping ...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ...

Disputes among Republicans about parts of Trump's major tax bill threaten approval in the Senate and past compromises reached ...

The Republican-led Big Beautiful Bill Act aims to provide $1,000 'Trump Accounts' for babies, eliminate taxes on tips, provide billions for border wall and increase the U.S. debt limit.

She battled fiercely, but never let it impact the personal bond that we developed serving as caucus leaders,” GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth said.

California State Senate Democratic Caucus members denounced the federal government's immigration enforcement in the state, ...