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Two Black women serve in the Senate together—a historic first and a beacon for future leaders.

The president has had a consequential impact on the Republican membership of the Senate as resistors are replaced by devotees. Most incumbents, even those not inclined to, have fallen in line.

The NGA, some Democrats say, has failed to respond forcefully enough to Trump’s incursions into state matters.

Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed Senate Substitute for House Bill 2172 in Hays on Wednesday, July 9, establishing the water program task force to create a long-term investment program for ...

A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism ...

A bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives announced they introduced a bill that would establish national rules for college sports.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers and nonprofits are pushing to establish the next national park in the U.S. in Georgia. Here's where.

Republicans and Democrats across the country can seem hopelessly divided these days. But there is a path to common ground in a cause with proven bipartisan appeal: education reform.