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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, on professional baseball player Bryce Harper who joined the Phillies this season after seven years with the Washington Nationals. She posted -- and then deleted -- a tweet that compared Harper to Revolutionary War-era traitor Benedict Arnold.
Money raised by 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. The South Bend, Ind., mayor is the first to reveal his fundraising totals from the first few months of 2019.
Minnesota and Ohio are weighing whether to repeal loopholes that make it legal to rape your spouse.
Expanding the eligibility criteria of West Virginians for Medicaid coverage in 2014 correlated with a growing number of enrollees being diagnosed and treated for opioid use disorder in one of the states most heavily impacted by the nationwide opioid crisis, a new study finds.
Many spoke on the floor against the revenue portion of the budget, which contained the bulk of the policy; 17 Democrats in the Assembly voted against it — a number unseen in the past eight years of Mr. Cuomo’s tenure.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase water releases from Gavins Point Dam this week to clear room for runoff from melting snow in the Dakotas.
Oklahoma is one of seven states that allow election officials to remove names from the state’s voter registration list if they haven’t voted in several election cycles and don’t respond to address confirmation mailings.
Responding to the bill, actress Alyssa Milano started a petition to urge Kemp to veto the bill otherwise she, and others, would not be able to work in Georgia "in good conscience."
Ahead of the interviews, Fairfax's office issued a statement again denying the allegations. In the statement, Fairfax called for "a serious, fair, and impartial investigation" into the matter.
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is facing a call by Gov. Larry Hogan for a criminal investigation into the book deal that paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars.
As we move away from mass incarceration, we need to figure out how visits by case officers are effective -- or aren't.
In a forcefully worded ruling, a federal judge in San Diego on Friday struck down a state law banning gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets, handing gun rights advocates a sweeping victory.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution does not guarantee a "painless death" for condemned murderers, deciding that a Missouri inmate may be executed by a lethal injection despite a rare condition that could cause him to suffocate.
Portion of the 755,000 people expected to lose food stamps who live below the federal poverty line. The public comment period for the Trump administration's new rules ends today.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a letter to San Antonio leaders who excluded the fast-food company -- in part because of its anti-LGBT reputation -- from the list of airport vendors. Paxton is launching an investigation to see if the decision violates the First Amendment.
The mayor said the "Healthy Holly" books and apparel were part of an initiative aimed at encouraging children to exercise more.
Because the county has limited financial resources and a dwindling population, nearly all of its 22,000 residents must foot the bill by paying hundreds or thousands of dollars in higher property taxes.
Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed legislation that asserts the state’s exclusive jurisdiction over union security agreements.
The bill would allow a family member, roommate or law enforcement officer to petition a judge to take someone's firearms if they're determined to be a threat to themselves or others.
Miami is projected to face anywhere from 1 to 3 feet of sea level rise by 2060, and as sea levels rise, higher ground inland has started to look more and more desirable.
The group acknowledged that factors other than the move to managed care could have played a role behind the increase, including social media, cyberbullying and lack of access to specialized mental health care.
Justin Fairfax said in a statement that he was administered two separate polygraph tests -- one for each accuser -- by former FBI polygraph expert Jeremiah Hanafin, who also performed tests for Christine Blasey Ford during her sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
A federal judge on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a decision by his predecessor and open large tracts of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil leasing.
Federal funding that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands had used as of January to recover from the 2017 hurricanes, according to a new GAO report. While Florida and Texas had spent $1 million and $18 million, respectively, it's still only a tiny slice of the total disaster aid given to them.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Median earnings, poverty and employment rates have stagnated, and racial gaps have worsened, according to a new Brookings report. Five cities, however, are bucking these trends.
The accusations against him come after a storm of political scandals in Virginia, where Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark R. Herring admitted to wearing blackface and Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax was accused of sexual assault by two women.
Council members last week voted to exclude the restaurant from its list of vendors at San Antonio International Airport, after some said they couldn't support the company because of its anti-LGBT reputation.
The six measures would bar special admissions without approval of three college administrators, regulate private admission consultants, audit the University of California admissions process, and deny state tax write-offs for donations made by parents as part of the cheating scheme.
A Tennessee lawmaker accused by former students of sexual misconduct has stepped down as chairman of a House education subcommittee after being asked to by House Speaker Glen Casada.
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