One of the hallmarks of representative government is the ability of the public to express their views to those in power. Generally speaking, the closer politicians are to the people, the more likely ...

While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will ...

On Tuesday afternoon, Washington state lawmakers heard from those for and against ranked choice voting during a public ...

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Signs in protest of a carbon pipeline project sit along Highway 281 south of Ellendale, North Dakota, on Nov. 12, 2024. (Jeff ...

KENNEDY CENTER: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to backpedal from many of his past positions in his Senate confirmation hearing ...

Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, legal counsel of Cassandra Li Ong, on Monday filed a complaint seeking the expulsion of Laguna ...

In an effort to help Idahoans follow major bills, resolutions and memorials through the legislative process, the Idaho ...

The technology that runs Congress lags so far behind the modern world that its flag-tracking system just caught up to ...

Splitting up the longstanding joint legislative committees that vet bills into separate House and Senate panels is one of the ...

President Donald Trump said he’s signing an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security ...

Committee staff director Jennifer Belair will soon become senior vice president of government affairs at lobbying firm Atlas ...