In recent decades, American presidential elections have been decided by a small handful of swing states — places where the ...

Feeling out of step with President Trump’s G.O.P., Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Don Bacon are deciding to retire.

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...

A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill will kill wind and solar power tax credits—and pit humans against AI in a battle for scarce ...

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump's bid to ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced, June 23, 2025, during a meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rescinding ...

Photo by Marcy Stamper The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest includes 1.7-million acres in Okanogan County, just part of the ...

Some legislators said they saw the call as an attempt to prevent lawmakers from overriding the governor’s June vetoes, ...

The Alaska State Legislature has launched a joint bipartisan task force to focus on education funding over the next 18 months ...

The Wisconsin Legislature is pushing to pass a compromise state budget, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to ...

Alaska, discusses the Senate briefing on the U.S. airstrike on Iran on 'The Will Cain Show.' ...