The new director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is Sherry Vinton. She is the first woman to head the agency after being appointed by Gov. Jim Pillen.
The Georgia Senate approved a proposal to install a statue of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Georgia state Capitol, triggering backlash from Democrats.
Tony Evers will announce a budget proposal that is expected to include a plan to keep the Brewers in their stadium for 20 more years. It will also address tax cuts for the middle class.
The New Mexico Senate has approved a bill described as a landmark conservation measure. The bill would create recurring funding for water and land projects.
Sen. Chuck Grassley on Wednesday criticized the Senate's work schedule and said working roughly a half a week each week isn't enough time to manage the government.
Oil and utility companies — which earn the vast majority of their profits from fossil fuel production, generation and sales — have invested billions of dollars in offshore wind.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley formally kicks off her 2024 Republican presidential campaign, joining former President Donald Trump as the only major GOP contenders in the race
NORAD and NORTHCOM have been taking the lead on information related to the UFOs, while involvement by U.S. space-focused military agencies is not clear.
The National Archives and Records Administration has reached a preliminary agreement with March for Live protesters who say they were told they could not wear clothes with pro-life messages at the National Archives Museum.
The U.S. may transfer thousands of assault rifles to Ukraine after the U.S. Navy confiscated the weapons and ammunition from Iranian smugglers on their way to Yemen.
California Democrat Dianne Feinstein's confrontation with school children protesters over the Green New Deal resurfaced amid the senator's retirement announcement.
The U.S. State Department said it would defend the Philippines if forces come under attack after a Chinese ship shined a laser at a Filipino vessel in the disputed South China Sea.
20 GOP states and a top conservative legal group want an immediate block on President Biden's recent humanitarian program, arguing that it exceeds congressional limits.
The Pentagon on Wednesday said no more unidentified flying "objects" have been detected within U.S. airspace since the fourth such object was shot down on Feb. 12.
Montana and several energy nonprofits have filed a lawsuit against the city of Portland, Oregon, for blocking the transportation of fuel and the building of new energy infrastructure.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slightly edges out former President Donald Trump as the preferred leader of the GOP, according to Republicans questioned in a new national poll.
The World Health Organization confirmed the presence of an outbreak of the highly-fatal Marburg disease in Equatorial Guinea, with Cameroon reportedly seeing cases as well.
Dr. Theresa Cullen’s nomination to lead Arizona’s Department of Health Services was withdrawn by Gov. Katie Hobbs. Cullen will remain as Pima County’s public health director.
China's decision to send spy craft into U.S. airspace should not impact America's relations with the country, Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday.