A record 13 women had been serving as governor this year. But many state constitutions still presume officeholders will be ...

Alabama and other Republican-led states push to enact more laws this year to legally define two sexes based on observations ...

The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...

Courts and Congress are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace as the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the American government, national politics and international order. The ...

Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...

Trump himself has been firing off executive orders at a record pace (he had signed 54 as of February 6; only Harry Truman ...

Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledges his own chamber's plan will slip into the weekend but insists it has just a few details to ...

The public is split – including along partisan lines – in assessments of JD Vance, top Trump appointees and most leaders in ...

President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders and taken other actions since his inauguration on January 20 ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is not, in the scheme of things, a big part of the federal government. It ...

Robert Santos, who emphasized inclusivity and outreach to overlooked communities, has decided to resign as director of the ...