Newly elected Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank would have been fired from his previous job at the Seattle Police Department, a disciplinary report states.

The endless debate over what went wrong for Democrats in the last election has almost entirely avoided what has become the ...

The immediate threat has passed, at least for now. But concern from individuals, businesses, nonprofits and local governments ...

A show trial is an official proceeding that is conducted primarily for propaganda purposes rather than a tribunal seeking ...

State rankings provide some initial insights into the prevalence of hurdles to and supports for women in each state’s ...

Thirteen members of the 119th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to a Pew ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is back on Capitol Hill for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.

Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado, a Democrat, is leading a bipartisan effort to allow new parents to represent their ...

Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

Follow along today for ongoing coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing.  | Coverage of Robert ...

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Wednesday reintroduced a bill that would permanently repeal a ...