Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly believes Democratic governors across the country have been effective at pushing back on Republican President Donald Trump's administration. Kelly, who earlier this month ...

Facing friction between local pilots and neighborhood skeptics, Palo Alto’s elected leaders approved this week a divisive proposal to install a new weather-alert system at the bustling municipal ...

A coalition of states that sued months ago to stop mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education is now also challenging the department’s recent moves to shift many of its core functions to the U.S ...

Republican lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump’s idea of $2,000 tariff checks – raising concerns about the risks to inflation, national debt and the need for congressional approval. Trump ...

Republicans in Congress have largely gone along with President Donald Trump’s agenda this year, but his push to eliminate the Senate filibuster is hitting a wall. According to The Associated Press, ...

California voters are in the final days of a special election that could help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. The ballot measure, known as Proposition 50, would allow ...

The Georgia Department of Transportation's plan to expand Interstate 285 with new toll lanes could soon reshape parts of DeKalb County, and some residents say it may come too close to home. GDOT is ...

(RNS) — Last Friday (Oct. 17), the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister in the Chicago area, stood alongside other protesters demonstrating outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

The Issue: Gov. JB Pritzker’s resistance to federal agents’ presence in Chicago. So the governor of Illinois and the mayor of Chicago seem to want their state and city to be ICE-free and a pure ...

From congressional calls to protests, ACLU experts explain what actions actually work to hold the Trump administration accountable and protect democracy. In his first 9 months back in office, ...