Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.

House Republicans may postpone a planned Tuesday evening vote on their budget resolution, Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, ...

More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said that a vote planned Tuesday on a budget resolution could be delayed, as Republicans struggle to round up the necessary votes. The resolution would lay the ...

President Donald Trump is backing Elon Musk's demand that federal employees explain their recent accomplishments or risk ...

Another Gallup report showed Trump’s job approval on the economy at 42%, though there were stark partisan differences in that ...

Speaker Mike Johnson pressed ahead with plans for a Tuesday night vote on the House G.O.P. budget resolution even as ...

Ramaswamy joins a competitive GOP primary field to succeed Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, 78, a veteran center-right politician ...

Speaker Mike Johnson has been making progress with moderates who've raised concerns about potential Medicaid cuts, but a band of fiscal hawks are refusing to budge.

The 2024 election saw a sizable shift toward the Republicans among Black Americans. But recent polling suggests that may not ...

The Mississippi Senate has voted to pass a tax cut that reduces the state income tax and the sales tax on groceries while ...

The package would be a crucial part of the budget process as President Trump pushes Congress to approve a massive bill that ...