During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing earlier this year, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) ...

Puerto Rico has enacted a new law that identifies unborn babies as people, giving them the same rights granted to every other ...

The votes signal interest among lawmakers in updating laws that critics say have not kept pace with the scale and sophistication of modern ballot campaigns.

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New laws in Illinois — impacting the environment, housing, public safety and more — take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Throughout the year, the Illinois ...

Facing a potentially crowded and costly 2026 ballot cycle, lawmakers advanced legislation to tighten disclosure rules for ...

Opinion: Rather than dismantling the excesses of the woke era on America's campuses, the new Trump-friendly programs and ...

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The Pembroke-based Lumbee tribe was federally recognized by Congress in December after a nearly 140-year fight. Here's what's ...

As 2025 comes to a close, the cannabis world is reflecting on the sometimes dizzying series of political, legal and cultural ...

Florida’s effort to memorialize Charlie Kirk ignores many other civil rights icons who go unrecognized for their good works.