Politics

A bill that would prohibit the spouses of South Dakota state lawmakers from serving as lobbyists was defeated Monday in the state House. Backers described the bill as a much-needed ethics measure, while opponents said…

The House Oversight Committee is stepping up oversight of the Biden administration with eight expected hearings being held over the next three days.  ‘We have eight hearings this week!’ tweeted the committee’s official account Monday.…

West Virginia’s governor has signed a bill splitting the ailing Department of Health and Human Resources into three new departments. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill Saturday that separates the massive agency into the departments…

Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say would encourage employers to keep paying disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend. A Kansas House bill would expand…

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly have agreed to meet in at least one debate ahead of the April 4 election. The candidates’ campaigns announced Monday that they will meet in a…

President Biden appeared to stumble once again while attempting to board Air Force One this week, marking the second time the 80-year-old president has been caught on camera having trouble climbing the stairs to his…

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed Nina Jankowicz—the former chief of the Biden administration’s ‘Disinformation Governance Board’—to appear for deposition before the panel. Separately, Jordan, R-Ohio, on Monday, also subpoenaed Chip Slaven—the former interim…

Republicans are sounding the alarm about the growing threat Mexican cartels face to the U.S. after four Americans were kidnapped in the country after crossing the border from Texas, the FBI said Sunday. The FBI…

A lawyer for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism over the violence that broke out in Atlanta on Sunday in relation to protests of a planned training facility…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that fellow Democrat Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s election defeat last week should serve as a ‘warning sign for the country,’ rejecting criticism that he is feeding into…