The court also separately has acted on an emergency basis in a number of cases involving challenges to President Donald Trump ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

In 2020, there were just three states where older adults outnumbered children—Maine, Vermont and Florida—but in 2024, this ...

In New York City, state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani pulled off an upset in the Democratic primary for mayor, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.— One of the things that probably worked against Cuomo ...

The geographies of upward mobility show U.S. regions that emphasize investments in the common good over economic libertarianism do better ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October, involving issues such as transgender rights, campaign finance law, gay "conversion ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands.

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Come November, Virginia will hold its first gubernatorial election since the redistricting process redrew the political boundaries in the Commonwealth. The primary ...

Many Republicans — who hold a razor-thin majority in the House — acknowledge that they face an uphill battle in selling the bill to a wary public.

A top Pennsylvania Republican says marijuana legalization will not be included in the 2026 budget as lawmakers approach a ...