Retirements and term limits have triggered wide-open contests that are poised to become packed with candidates.

Democrats have been powerless as they’ve watched President Donald Trump systematically move to dismantle federal agencies and ...

President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government, prompting pushback ...

VP JD Vance, 40, made history on as the first of his generation in the role. His moment highlights another generation's ...

The Senate Natural Resource Committee is weighing a bill that would create a certification program to improve salt application practices on roads, sidewalks and parking lots.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump’sCabinet nominees has been worn down, putting ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy's intent to serve as a bulwark against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism may be sincere. But if Kennedy becomes the nation's top health official, Cassidy will have limited ...

The authors of several letters published Feb. 3-9, 2025, take umbrage with Elon Musk's actions in the new government.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

A poll circulated in late January by Tony Fabrizio, the Trump-aligned pollster who also worked for Mr. Vance’s Senate ...

Hawaiʻi political leaders haven't wasted any time fighting back against the aggressive first acts of the new president.

In addition to their official duties, like passing laws and running the government, Florida Republican politicians seem ...