Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) is asking lawmakers to pass a 100% clean energy standard, a move that will allow Michigan to join a slew of states that have previously set similar policies for reducing carbon emissions from the power sector.
Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes claimed Wednesday that he does not have the power to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot next year as critics argue Trump violated a constitutional amendment that would disqualify him.
Music sensation Oliver Anthony opened up to Joe Rogan on Wednesday about his new celebrity status and responded to the criticism he has endured in the wake of the success of his hit song, "Rich Men North of Richmond."
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) described immigration as "arguably this administration’s weakest issue" amid concerns from the public and Republican lawmakers regarding the southern border.
At least one House Democrat responded to reports of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) freezing up in front of reporters on Wednesday, using the incident to call on Congress to implement term limits for lawmakers and Supreme Court justices.
Hurricane Idalia, the latest severe storm to hit the United States, made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday morning around 7:45 a.m., and it was downgraded to a tropical depression Wednesday evening as it traveled over Georgia.
A group of Republican senators led by 2024 presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) urged Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to investigate Chinese influence in K-12 schools in a letter Tuesday, citing a recent report from the parent activist organization Parents Defending Education.
Former Trump administration official Peter Navarro was captured on video Wednesday attempting to snatch a heckler's "Trump Lost" sign after he lost his bid to avoid a trial over charges of contempt of Congress.
A multicounty alliance in Oregon is working to scale back some elements of a state measure lowering penalties for drug charges and effectively decriminalizing drug possession that passed three years ago.
California's Democratic lawmakers have been blamed for decades for failing to fix the state's out-of-control homeless problem and are now pushing back, pointing the finger at left-leaning judges and liberal advocates who have held up street-sweeping efforts by arguing such policies violate a person's civil rights.
