Rhode Island's Democrat governor is poised to sign an assault weapons ban prohibiting sale and manufacturing of semiautomatic rifles.

Oregon Democrats and one Republican in the House voted Friday to draw a “line in the sand” to try to prevent President Donald ...

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons.

Mike Lee has in recent years become one of the Senate’s most prolific social media posters, his presence seen in thousands of posts, often late at night, about politics.

The party’s financial woes suggests the difficulty Democrats face in responding to the juggernaut of the Trump presidency.

The unfavorable rulings for Republicans have forced them to strip out certain measures, potentially foreshadowing the fate of ...

An 80-year-old Lincoln woman protested outside Sen. Pete Ricketts' office Friday, not with anger or outrage — but with hope. "I want things to be right again," she said.

In Tuesday’s Republican primary election for treasurer in Allegany County, deputy treasurer Jenna Kelley and former county ...

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each ...

Vance Boelter had visions of business success at home and abroad. But in the words of one acquaintance, he was “living a ...

The Green Party will remain an official party in North Carolina, able to field candidates statewide through the 2028 ...

North Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill to let Duke Energy delay planned carbon-emissions reductions and also allow the ...