House Republicans say there’s been more than half a billion dollars of known fraud in Minnesota since 2018, a figure that ...

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Ohio lawmakers are joining a nationwide effort to hold a second constitutional convention, with the goal of reining in the ...

Popular conservative Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, who is top GOP recruit to flip a Democrat held Senate seat in the ...

It’s not only crucial for democracy, but it’s the only way for the court to stay consistent with its own rulings.