The chairman of the Washington DC city council says there is no crime crisis despite perception as Congress takes more aggressive actions on the city's laws
A North Carolina public school says it's exploring ways to "revise campus policies" after a video showed a drag queen straddling a young girl during an LGBTQ Pride Festival at the school.
Rep. Ashley Hinson quizzed DHS Chief Mayorkas on the lack of use of "cartel" in the agency's funding request -- a line of questioning Mayorkas saw as a mischaracterization.
U.S. Marshals were advised to refrain from arresting protesters “unless absolutely necessary," according to training documents obtained by a Republican senator.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday he is 'more than willing' to testify at the House Judiciary Committee, which has been seeking his testimony for weeks.
The state Senate in North Carolina overrides Gov. Roy Cooper's veto to loosen gun restrictions in the state. Republicans hold a supermajority in the North Carolina Senate.
The Delaware Senate gave final approval to legalize recreational marijuana to those age 21 and older. The bill also allows the establishment of a regulated cannabis industry.
U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves has declined to prosecute 67% of arrests made in Washington, D.C., an outlier compared to other major cities as D.C. struggles with a crime spike.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says China's development of its nuclear arsenal is “disturbing," and could lead to a Cold War-level threat against the U.S.
Chuck and Helen Todd, parents of Sen. Rand Paul staffer Phillip Todd, provided an update on his condition after he was brutally attacked by a man with a knife in Washington, D.C.
Bill Ring, the Coconino County attorney in Arizona, said he won’t seek reelection next year. However, Ring has not ruled out running for another political office.
Two North Carolina local election officials were removed from their positions by a state elections board for refusing to certify the 2022 election results.
President Joe Biden's national approval rating took a nosedive over the last month, according to a new Marist Polling survey highlighting growing concerns over crime.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says school shooting focus needs to be on combating the mental health crisis rather than on new legislation banning assault weapons.
The North Carolina Senate has approved legislation that would allow domestic violence victims to testify remotely and avoid meeting the accused in person.
Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is leading Republicans in a letter to HHS demanding the evidence they have to push medical providers to encourage “gender-affirming" care for minors.
Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have prevented cities from taxing groceries. Hobbs said the food tax bill would not have eliminated costs onto consumers.
Republican Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee said that lawmakers would just "mess things up" if Congress were to pass gun control measures after a shooter killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
California's reparations task force was informed that compensating Black residents with reparations would cost the state $800 billion, according to economists they consulted.