Burlington, Vermont, has proposed a change to its charter that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, hoping to follow similar policies in the cities of Montpelier and Winooski
Burlington, Vermont has voted to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections, with the proposed charter change now subject to consideration by the Legislature and governor.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries questioned reports Thursday that President Biden was planning to reverse his policy on family detainments at the border.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will be one of the witnesses at next week's House Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas, the committee announced.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, has delayed a plan to rebuild a controversial Civil War obelisk dedicated to the “heroes” who died while battling against “savage Indians.”
Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night and is receiving treatment for a concussion.
Democrats in Alabama are hoping to change the state’s abortion ban by adding exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape and incest. However, the bills are doomed without GOP support
Democratic Georgia Rep. Tish Naghis, who was a first-term member of the Georgia House, has died at age 59. No cause of death was given, but Naghis was hospitalized for several days.
The expansion of Medicaid for new moms has gained support in many GOP states that previously have not supported Medicaid. They claim coverage is central to their anti-abortion agenda
The Supreme Court will have an opportunity to weigh on the national debate about fairness in girls sports transgender athletes competing on the teams with which they identify.
Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance is accusing the government and media of being slow to respond to the East Palestine train derailment because of political differences.
A bill banning child marriages in West Virginia was rejected by the GOP-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee. There have been thousands of child marriages in the state since 2000.
The North Carolina House is supporting a U.S. constitutional convention, where officials may consider altering the federal government’s term limits, finances, and powers.
A bipartisan pair of congressmen are introducing a bill to give Medal of Honor recipients a big pension pay raise to $100,000 a year instead of the current $1,500 a month payments.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican, reintroduced a bill to expand full-time travelers' gun rights amid the ATF's restrictions on physical addresses while buying guns.
Several of those who disagree politically with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took to social media to share their thoughts about his hospitalization after he fell Wednesday night.
The top Republicans on the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees said the Pentagon has failed to respond to their questions on the Chinese spy balloon crisis.