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U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison won the DFL primary for Minnesota attorney general Tuesday and will face Republican Doug Wardlow in the November election.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has captured the Republican nomination for governor after edging out Gov. Jeff Colyer in the tightest primary fight in Kansas history.
With a month of primaries left, the record for the number of female nominees for governor has already been broken. Some of them are also the first black, Latina and Native American women nominated by a major party.
A judge threw out a new state law Monday, ruling that it violated the constitutional rights of at least two politicians whose 2018 campaigns the law had targeted.
Somerville, Mass., Mayor Joseph Curtatone, in response to news that the company's cofounder dined with and thanked President Trump for a corporate tax cut.
In bidding for the company's second headquarters, many cities may have tipped their hand on tax incentives.
Undocumented immigrants with no criminal record who have been arrested by ICE during President Trump's first 14 months in office. That's triple the number during Obama's last 14 months.
New research suggests a simple way to boost turnout among first-time voters.
Cracks that appeared in the Florida International University bridge days before it collapsed were far more extensive than previously disclosed, according to photographs included in a preliminary report issued Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
CMS is encouraging states to allow the sale of plans outside of those exchanges that don’t incorporate a surcharge insurers started tacking on last year.
As of Monday, Pennsylvanians once again can apply for General Assistance, a monthly cash program that aided the poorest individuals in the commonwealth before it was eliminated by the Legislature and then-Gov. Tom Corbett in 2012.
All sexual assault victims who enter an Illinois emergency room will soon be treated by a nurse trained to care for them.
Local officials spread across Kansas' 105 counties will exercise an incredible amount of power this week when they determine whether thousands of ballots should count in the closest primary race for governor in Kansas history.
North Dakotans will vote this November on a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, state officials announced Monday.
State House candidate Melissa Howard admitted Monday that she lied about having a degree from Miami University.
Authorities in Nebraska plan Tuesday morning to use the powerful opioid fentanyl to carry out a death sentence, an unprecedented move that comes as the state is preparing to resume executions for the first time in nearly a generation.
West Virginia's House of Delegates voted to impeach all four justices on the state's Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday, saying they will face an impeachment trial in the Senate over the use of state funds to renovate Supreme Court offices.
Having raised $3.5 million in just a few months, the newly formed Black Economic Alliance on Monday endorsed Democrat Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland -- and pledged to give him financial support.
Health policy experts worry that the controversial plans the Trump administration is pushing could undo some of the progress being made with Obamacare premiums.
Some prominent Southwest Florida Republicans are calling on GOP state House candidate Melissa Howard to drop out of the District 73 race after a Miami University official said a diploma that Howard has displayed does not appear to be authentic, and that Howard does not have the degree she has been claiming.
Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, when asked by a reporter if he identifies as a socialist. He has since apologized.
Employment rate for people without a college degree in Sioux Falls, S.D., which is the highest for that demographic. Nationally, only 53 percent of adults with a high school education -- or less -- are employed.
California officials asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to release documents indicating whether officials considered the potential psychological impact of the federal “zero tolerance” policy on children separated from their immigrant parents after crossing the border.
Wyoming State Treasurer and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Gordon has fired back at the Bank of the West following its decision to pull its investments from the fossil fuel industry, impacting millions of dollars in public monies managed by the bank.
The text alerts will be sent at least twice a month, and will give consumers tips to avoid scams, warnings about new scams, or updates on consumer protection issues.
The Connecticut Insurance Department has determined state law prohibits the sale of skimpy “short term” plans that are being promoted by President Donald Trump as a cheaper alternative to Affordable Care Act coverage.
Inside Brick and Board’s downtown warehouse here, neat stacks of wooden planks stretch to the ceiling. On a recent summer day, a handful of men wearing pink respirators bend over woodworking machines in the back of the room.
Gov. Scott Walker became one of the country’s biggest Republican stars by battling labor unions and fending off a recall campaign amid mass protests at the state Capitol.
Despite a challenging first term marked by both natural and man-made disasters, Hawaii Gov. David Ige won the Democratic primary in his bid for a second term in office Saturday, defeating U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa.
About two dozen white nationalists showed up to the “Unite the Right 2” rally Sunday — and their travel plans sparked controversy.
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