But those sorts of efforts are faithful to the basic principle of democratic accountability, the idea that a single individual cannot change laws without getting Congress to go along ― or without ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

What if every citizen could have a say in how the issues that affect their lives and communities were dealt with? Or could ...

Minnesota has a functional House. Republicans and Democrats reached a power sharing deal Wednesday night and they officially ...

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House have reached a power-sharing agreement to end a three-week stalemate.

Rep. Lisa Demuth will be the first Black speaker of the House and the first Republican woman to hold the position.

In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show ...

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An analysis of polling site data by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds that 20 four-year colleges in New York state have no polling place within a mile of campus. With just weeks until ...

The 89th Legislature’s regular session runs from Jan. 14 to June 2, 2025. Republicans control both the Texas House and Senate. We focus on what Texans need to know about the 140-day lawmaking ...

Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business executive. He is a professor of economics and has raised more than $4.5 billion in ...