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State senator acquitted on 15 charges in federal theft case

A Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal grant money from a health care school she operated has been acquitted on 15 of 20 charges, according t...

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Police reform talks fall apart after months of bipartisan negotiations in Congress

Democrats and Republicans have failed to come to a police reform agreement after the loudest outcry in years over killings of Black Americans.

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LETTERS: Against socialism

Efforts to sanitize and embellish the difference between socialism and Democrat socialism abound. The bare truth is that there’s no difference at all between the two.

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State senator acquitted on 15 charges in federal theft case

Police reform talks fall apart after months of bipartisan negotiations in Congress

LETTERS: Against socialism

House Democrats unveil stopgap measure to avert shutdown and suspend debt ceiling

Watch Texas lawmakers Larry Taylor and Harold Dutton discuss education and the Legislature at The Texas Tribune Festival

Senate bill to end ETF tax break is 'pretty unlikely to pass,' market analyst says

GM advising some Bolt EV owners to park 50 feet away from other cars in case of fire

House Democrats push for permanent earned income tax credit expansion

Lawyer: Tennessee state senator did not steal federal funds

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges the Fed to break up Wells Fargo

Tennessee state senator's trial on theft charges begins

House Democrats propose new tax hikes to pay for their $3.5 trillion bill: Here are the details

California firefighters chase new fires ignited by lightning

Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan

Sen. Ron Johnson says ‘nothing obviously skewed about the results’ of Trump’s Wisconsin election loss

Court temporarily blocks lawsuits by anti-abortion group under new Texas law

Congress may be about to help local news. It can’t happen soon enough.

Portland residents felt 'abandoned' by police during clash

U.S. COVID summer surge worse than last year with average of 140,000 daily infections

AOC drops 'rock bottom' number for Afghan refugee visas

Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo

New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally

A waitress came in sick to work. An Ohio US Senate candidate tweeted about it. Then it got ugly.

'Long way to go': Biden gives update on Afghanistan evacuations as Taliban take control

Gov. Cuomo says storm won't stop his planned resignation

GM to spend $1 billion to expand Chevy Bolt EV recall due to fires

Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice

Ex-Arizona state senator accused of molestation indicted

At the Illinois State Fair, Democrats seek to portray unity and strength despite internal tensions

Barbara Lee doesn’t feel vindicated for voting against the Afghan war: ‘I almost wish ... I had been wrong’

Pelosi remarks on 'disarray' surrounding Afghanistan withdrawal

Death Threats And Conspiracy Theories: Why 2020 Won't End For Election Officials

Two sheriff's deputies fired after working private security for 'defund the police' advocate Cori Bush

Andrew Cuomo brags about saving New York lawmakers from looking like 'ship of fools' with impeachment

Pritzker signs measure banning police from making some background checks on speakers at public meetings

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee calls for emergency federal action on COVID-19

SEC Chair Gary Gensler tells Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the SEC needs more regulatory authority over crypto

US warns Middle East allies not to give China a military base

Texas House just short of quorum as order issued to keep members inside chamber

Cuomo accuser Brittany Commisso says New York governor needs counseling, was 'sexually aggressive'

'No more BS': Dan Bongino demands Republicans seek Biden impeachment

LIVE: Texas House Democrats to discuss voting rights on last day of special session

What's next for Andrew Cuomo? Four potential scenarios

Judge blocks Texas troopers from stopping migrant transports

Judge blocks Texas troopers from stopping migrant transports

Biden Administration Urges States To Implement Eviction Moratoriums

AOC blames 'conservative Democrats' and Biden administration inaction on failure to extend eviction moratorium

'Something has to change': Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Henry Cuellar call on Biden to appoint 'border czar'

Experts raise alarms over fundraising for GOP ballot reviews

Experts raise alarms over fundraising for GOP ballot reviews

Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Arrested For Civil Disobedience Over Voting Rights Bill – Houston Public Media

Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon joins protest outside AOC's office: 'We’re losing hope here that you represent us'

Democrats craft revised voting rights bill, seeking to keep hopes alive in the Senate

New York Will Require State Workers To Be Vaccinated Or Undergo Weekly Testing

Sen. Elizabeth Warren shoots down a key reason investors buy bitcoin, calls for tighter regulation

State lawmakers work to strip old 'whites only' covenants

Democrats' January 6th Committee Holds First Hearing

NY law has long let officials use campaign funds for defense

Elizabeth Warren presses Janet Yellen, regulators to address 'growing threats' in crypto market

LETTERS: Reader defends visit by Trump

Texas voters decide between two Republicans — one Trump-endorsed — in House special election

Speaker Dade Phelan signs civil arrest warrant for Texas House Democrat who returned to Washington

House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends

Former South Carolina lawmaker suspended from Pentagon job

'Leave the building': Texas walkout escalates voting battles

Iowa flap raises fears of politicized local election offices

As pandemic spread pain and panic, congressman chased profit

Peloton recalls treadmills, halts sales, after a child dies

Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035

Interview: Kentucky governor sees useful lessons in pandemic

Maryland lawmakers override vetoes on sweeping police reform

MSNBC apologizes for showing wrong video of congressman

Latest attack pushes US Capitol police further toward crisis

Confederate symbols prove difficult to remove in many states

Judge tosses some claims in old Georgia election lawsuit

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor’s mask mandate

The Latest: 6 more COVID cases found in local China outbreak

Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees

Care home fire leaves resident dead, firefighter missing