According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the mountain was named for McKinley in 1896 by William Andrews Dickey, a prospector ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- Women represent half of the U.S. population but it's still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some states.

Dunleavy said before the start of this year’s session he is willing to consider a permanent increase of up to $200 million in education funding if legislators are willing to support his policy goals.

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their ...

Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 "the forgotten men and women." But he also ...

Vice President JD Vance is correct when he says we need more babies. How to get more babies? It's hard to say. Here are some guesses.

In court filings, developers of the planned southwest Alaska project blame politics for the rejection of their permit bid ...

The top Republican on the Senate's health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., faced criticism from fellow Republicans after he suggested his vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as Health ...

The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...

Robert F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, survives two heated confirmation ...

On everything from legislative strategy to energy policies to Cabinet appointments, Trump has left his own party faithful ...