President-Elect has pledged to close down the U.S. Department of Education and redirect most of its responsibilities to the ...

The end of the year is a natural time to look back on the previous 12 months, and 2024 was one for the political record books ...

A handful of down-ballot elections at the outset of the new year will serve as the first tests of the political environment ...

House Bill 1011, sponsored by Puyallup Republican state Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen, would similarly launch a school-safety capital ...

A bill to make substance-abuse disorder treatment and recovery support more affordable, and championed by state Sen. John Velis, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Christmas Eve.

The year was also marked by heroic figures who helped transform an approaching catastrophe into a mere calamity for free ...

In his presidency’s final chapter, Biden has mused about whether he should have handled some decisions differently ...

A top Virginia Republican responded to concerns being voiced by the Commonwealth's Democratic House speaker over DOGE's plan ...

One simple statement implies Trump's desire to alter a foundational aspect of Social Security -- but doing so would have ...

Period poverty impacts menstruating students across the commonwealth, but stigma around women’s health has long created ...

The 2024 legislative session was an unusual one — bringing chaos on the House floor — and 2025 is already shaping up to be a ...

The divided Pennsylvania legislature passed fewer laws and held fewer voting days over the past two years than in most sessions in recent history. That dynamic is likely to persist when the new ...