Six weeks ago, attorneys for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and clergy sex abuse survivors agreed to a settlement in the long ...

In other news, a bill that prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity could be changed.

Republican lawmakers are poised to grill former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith at an open hearing, focusing fresh attention on two criminal investigations that shadowed Donald Trump dur ...

Executions could make a comeback in the Granite State because of several bills introduced in the legislature aimed at overturning the 2019 death penalty repeal.

Republican leaders in Wisconsin are enforcing a rule that bars the public from recording legislative hearings. The enforcement follows the closure of WisconsinEye, a public affairs network that ...

At a swiftly scheduled House Oversight Committee hearing in the US Capitol Wednesday, Republican Minnesota state lawmakers testified that tax dollars intended for child care aid in their state are ...

Washington — The House Oversight Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a series of multimillion-dollar fraud schemes in Minnesota, with testimony from state lawmakers who alleged officials resisted ...

A Senate committee has postponed a hearing that was calling each of the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs for joint testimony for the first time since late 2008 amid the global financial meltdown. The ...

Idaho Sen. Jim Risch has once again demonstrated his toothless leadership as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In response to President Donald Trump’s unilateral military invasion of ...

Sen. Jim Risch failed to assert Senate oversight after U.S. invasion of Venezuela. Administration briefed Senator Mike Lee on invasion plans, signaling oil interests. Author urges Risch to push VALOR ...

When the Mississippi Legislature reconvenes in the Capitol’s marbled halls this month, one voice will scarcely be heard: constituents’. Citizens and advocates are occasionally invited by lawmakers to ...