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Voters in 11 swing states in last year's presidential race, including Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, received more fake, junk and hyper-partisan information over Twitter than reliable, professionally produced news in the 10 days before the election, according to a British study of the social media platform's potential impact.
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled for the second time over how to resolve whether immigrants detained by the U.S. government for more than six months should be able to seek their release while deportation proceedings unfold.
Aiming to build an efficient, sustainable and multi-modal transportation system, Tempe, Ariz., is taking a particularly comprehensive approach.
States are starting to require it. Ironically, police advocates and groups like Black Lives Matter agree that the new laws are problematic.
They both had bleak financial outlooks even before the hurricanes hit.
At issue is how to decide when legislative voting maps are illegally partisan. At Tuesday's hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concerns about how the case could impact the "status" and "integrity" of the Supreme Court itself.
President Donald Trump, on his first visit to the island since it was hit by Hurricane Maria.
Amount Texas state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, who was been charged with corruption, spent on an online psychic.
The state has one of the lowest resident-to-physician ratios in the country, which puts it in a uniquely vulnerable position to respond to large-scale emergencies.
Public-sector unions are already preparing for a potential exodus of members and a loss of revenue. Can they survive without charging mandatory fees?
It could be months, if not years, before southeast Texans and scores of counties and cities receive federal funds to pay for the long-term rebuilding and recovery of homes and communities battered by Hurricane Harvey’s epic rains.
Immigrants who are being held while seeking the right to remain in the United States, and who would pose no threat if released, are entitled to have bail set in an amount that considers how much they can afford to pay and whether they can be safely monitored without bail, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
O.J. Simpson's attorney blasted Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, calling her a "stupid b--."
Puerto Ricans have long felt like second-class U.S. citizens.
The National Rifle Association has delayed a week's worth of television advertising in Virginia's 2017 elections.
When the chief White House spokeswoman again brought up Chicago having a high level of violence despite its having the "strictest gun laws in the country," U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and others were quick to respond.
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state's new school finance system is unconstitutional, striking a definitive blow to the Legislature's latest effort.
A few areas of state government appear to be shrinking nationwide.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota's treatment system for sex offenders, another setback to a long-standing series of efforts to reform the program.
States that are expected to run out of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program by the end of the year. Congress let the program expire this weekend but is hoping to reauthorize it in the coming weeks.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, on CNN on Sunday, hinting that he might run as an independent in the future.
Nevada's recent politics suggest just how difficult it can be for states to enact gun control measures -- even when a majority of citizens favor them.
As the practice spreads to more states, Census data suggest it could benefit both parties.
Kanika Tomalin's roots help her understand economic issues better than your average public official.
Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday said he would withdraw a proposed property tax rate hike after Gov. Greg Abbott handed him a check for $50 million to help fund the city's recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
Citing deep cuts to higher education, sharp reductions in aid to needy communities, and unsound deferrals of pension payments, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday made good on his pledge to veto the budget that cleared the legislature earlier this month.
Two senators leading bipartisan talks on health insurance are hoping to have a proposal ready by the end of next week that would stabilize Obamacare's individual insurance markets for the next two years.
It seemed to be the most anti-O.J. Simpson of moments.
The organization dedicated to electing Republican attorneys general is expanding in preparation for a huge slate of 2018 elections for the influential state positions.
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning assailed "politically motivated ingrates" for criticizing the speed and scope of the federal recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Maria, while praising first responders, the military, Puerto Rico's governor and federal workers.
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