Several laws take effect Aug. 1, such as a cellphone ban in North Dakota public schools and higher penalties for the retail sale of nitrous oxide in Louisiana.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) yearslong pursuit of the presidency is running into a problem: He is trying to portray himself as a moderate, while California Democrats keep pushing him to govern as the ...

The president fumed over the Democratic Party’s ability to block his “Highly Qualified Judges and U.S. Attorneys” through the ...

Republicans are facing an uphill battle to maintain their thin margins, as the minority leader heads to Texas later this week.

The Department of State said the decision to recognize a Palestinian state gives "false hope" to terrorists and denigrates Hamas's victims.

World leaders are pushing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow food to flow into Gaza amid reports of famine.

The United States is working to finalize deals with top trading partners ahead of a Friday deadline for Trump to implement his "Liberation Day" tariffs.

California’s longest highway tunnel is the Wawona Tunnel in Yosemite. It's a 4,233-foot passage blasted through granite in 1933 and still used today.

Officer Didarul Islam was off duty when a gunman entered the 345 Park Ave. building where Islam worked as a security guard.

Booker blocked an effort by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) to pass via unanimous consent a tranche of seven bipartisan law enforcement measures.

A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said his office is "disappointed" in the order and plans to appeal it.