The Michigan House Judiciary Committee passed a package of bills that would establish tougher mandatory minimum sentences for ...

With tragic stories fueling urgency, lawmakers in multiple states are considering and passing bills for comprehensive ...

The Washington State Legislature passed a memorial on Tuesday, calling on President Donald Trump and the Republican-led ...

So the Republican-designed FY 2026 budget will be known for its $7,300 handout to private school families and perhaps its $1 billion bond, which spoils the G.O.P.’s incessant talking point about ...

A small fraction of the fentanyl that comes ... just a simple majority to pass the Senate. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, said she was still examining the bill, yet added she supported ...

House Republicans passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at overturning ATF ... Soon after the ATF announced the rule, far-right U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced a bill to abolish the agency. Gaetz has ...

U.S. Senate Democrats huddled for hours on Wednesday plotting a course forward on a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House, with only two more days remaining before a ...

The Senate passed a bill, sponsored by Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Adams, that targets drug dealers who sell fentanyl resulting in ...

Activists say Democrats should do this to run out the clock on how much legislation Republicans pass ... In the House, the risk of right-wing defections from a government-funding bill means ...