Pennsylvania needs reform in all kinds of areas, of course. For example, important bills with strong bipartisan and public support can’t even get to a vote if party bosses don’t approve. And lobbyists ...

House lawmakers have requested billions of dollars for special community funding projects, or earmarks, whose approval hinges ...

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley engaged in a fiery debate with members of his own party before joining Democrats to advance a bill out of the committee.

John Cornyn, the longtime incumbent, is courting GOP voters and Trump's endorsement in the face of lackluster polling against Ken Paxton.

A panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling late Friday, saying the Department of Justice’s arguments to ...

Some Republican-controlled states are moving to redraw legislative maps to pad their party's narrow House majority in ...

No tax on overtime' is a new break that begins in 2025, but a surprising twist will have many paying more taxes than they imagined with a deduction.

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the jobs report was "rigged." ...

Laughs are in the air at the Enshrinees Gold Jacket Dinner. Mary Kay Cabot tells a Belichick joke. Brent Musburger pokes fun ...

For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a ...

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Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and Ruben Gallego are part of a diverse and large field of White House hopefuls tiptoeing toward ...