Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, will face grilling at confirmation hearing
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, is set to go before lawmakers Thursday ...
Kansas unveils a mural honoring ‘rebel women’ who campaigned for voting rights
Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ...
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Republicans crafting Trump’s big bill hit a familiar roadblock: How to pay for it
After fours years of criticizing growing government deficits under Joe Biden, Republicans now have a math problem of their ...
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House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map: Maps fail to meet legal requirements for redistricting, lawsuit alleges
Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House ...
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After her daughter was sexually assaulted, a Springfield teacher joins lawmakers to protect students
A bill filed by two local Republican lawmakers could force Illinois school boards to expel students that sexually assault other students.
Illinois Republicans sue over rigged legislative maps
A lawsuit has been filed with the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to throw out the current legislative maps that the ...
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South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says calls for him to resign over an ...
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Trump to sign Laken Riley Act, setting up next phase of immigration crackdown
Donald Trump is set to sign the Laken Riley Act Wednesday afternoon as the president approves a series of initiatives meant ...
‘We have to figure this out’: Rising flood risks delivers double blow to communities with housing shortages
A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.
Illinois GOP Leader Sues to Undo 'Gerrymandered' State House Map
The top Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives sued to invalidate the chamber’s Democratic-approved district map ...
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Idaho Republican legislators call on SCOTUS to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(BOISE, Idaho) -- The Idaho House has passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2015 decision on same-sex ...