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Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced GOP-backed legislation to ban discussion of "divisive concepts" in classroom lessons and worker trainings on race and gender. The bill would prohibit a list of…

An emotionally charged debate over Oregon's gun-related legislation recently brought lawmakers on different sides of the issue near tears, reflecting a passionate divide over gun rights that is also playing…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Thursday he plans to return to the Senate next Monday after an absence of over a month. "I am looking forward to returning…

The "Tennessee three" lawmakers who faced expulsion from the House after they took part in a gun-control protest at the state Capitol last month failed to vote in favor of…

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested that calls for longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to resign were sexist, noting that she has "never seen them go after a man…

A California sheriff criticized lawmakers who want to keep police dogs from biting suspected criminals or being used during protests, calling K-9s an important "less-lethal" option for law enforcement. "One…

A major expansion proposed for Indiana’s private school voucher program would be axed under the state budget plan advanced Thursday by Senate Republicans. The voucher expansion supported by House Republicans…

NASHVILLE – People in Nashville weighed in on President Biden’s growing rift with the White House press corps and his administration’s transparency since taking office. "He doesn't answer any questions,"…

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., on Thursday introduced legislation that would strip federal funds from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office, accusing the district attorney of "lawlessness" and leading a "political…

The U.S. Justice Department is racing this week to convince a federal appeals court, or possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, to put on hold a judge's order suspending the government's…