The decision by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to not seek reelection next year could give Republican leaders headaches as he looks forward to wielding his newfound political freedom. Tillis announced ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

There’s also the discouraging history of Democrats and Senate races. The last Democrat to win was Kay Hagan in 2008. And ...

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey are investigating remarks that Gov. Philip D. Murphy, a Democrat, made in February.

AUSTIN, Texas — Houston-area Democrats are criticizing a move by the GOP-controlled Legislature to redraw the state's ...

Health advocates say the bill in several ways will limit health care access in addition to cutting social safety net ...

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the ...

The South Carolina Capitol grounds will soon include a statue of Robert Smalls, a formerly enslaved Civil War hero, among the statues of five white men, most with ties to the Civil War or Jim Crow.

The new model comes as universities brace for a proposed 15-percent limit on indirect costs that would cost them billions of ...

Senator Jim Banks has placed a hold on the promotion of Air Force Colonel George H. Sebren due to his previous research paper advocating for more diversity in the military.

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?