FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — Virginia Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner urged voters in northern Virginia to send a ...

State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst was cited this week for misdemeanor “public indecency” stemming from an incident at ...

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster ...

Two legislative districts in Washington, 5 and 26, are on the ballot for this year's general election in Washington.

Illinois stands to become the next state that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives after the ...

Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges against a Maryland state lawmaker Thursday, accusing her of blackmailing a ...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown discusses his campaign, his chances of winning the GOP primary against John E. Sununu, his criticism of Sununu, and key policy issues.

Senator Martha Blackburn argued Gemma’s fabrications are “not a harmless ‘hallucination,’" but rather “an act of defamation ...

Most Ohio counties are shunning local property tax relief "piggybacks" OK'd by the legislature as it would cost millions in lost revenue for schools.

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has ...

A criminal defense attorney said the indictment of a Maryland state senator, her brother and a police officer describes a surprising scheme. "It's rather shocking when you think about the extent a ...