New Jersey lawmakers are set to discuss a potential ban on smoking in Atlantic City casinos, with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy promising to sign the bill if it passes the Legislature.
The Arkansas House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban public schools from allowing transgender students into bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex.
Ron Klain said during a transition event at the White House on Wednesday that he learned "everything" about being a "good father" from President Biden;
Republican South Dakota state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller was reinstated to the chamber after being censured. She was previously suspended for allegedly harassing a staffer.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday teased a "big announcement" on Feb. 15, which is expected to be the formal launch of her 2024 presidential bid.
David Jimenez Salazar, 25, a waiter at a Long Island restaurant, was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing coworker Elvin Padilla during a 2020 tipping dispute.
The Ohio Legislature missed their Wednesday deadline to pass a measure to make amending the state constitution more difficult in time for it to appear on the May ballot.
Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's proposal for a statewide expansion of county-level public health programs was approved by the Senate health committee today.
The West Virginia House passed a bill expanding the authority of foster care advocates to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect. The bill advanced to the Senate on Wednesday.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said his meeting with President Biden on how to handle raising the debt ceiling went well and there is an “opportunity here to come to an agreement."
Tom Girardi, a major Democratic donor who hosted a fundraiser for Joe Biden, was indicted by federal grand juries for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from legal clients.
The FBI is investigating Rep. George Santos, R-Fla., over allegations that he raised $3,000 for a disabled veteran's dog and kept the money for himself.
Twelve mayors representing communities along New Jersey's coastline wrote to federal and state officials this week, demanding a moratorium on offshore wind development.
A tornado relief fund started by Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's administration "erroneously" sent out an unknown amount of money to people unaffected by the Dec. 2021 tornados.
Nearly every House Democrat on Wednesday voted against a bill aimed at forcing federal workers to return to their offices now that the COVID pandemic is winding down.
Stormy Daniels hush money payment fixer Michael Cohen told CNN that he recently turned over cell phones and other records related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s probe.
Former First Lady Melania Trump's hairdresser received at least $132,000 in payments from former President Donald Trump's Save America leadership PAC last year for "strategy consulting."