Politics & Policy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who's 81, did not say whether she will stick by a pledge she made in 2018 to limit her tenure in elected leadership.

The lawmaker has been dogged for months by criticism for his racist, sexist comments about Asians in an email last summer. He cited PTSD in resignation announcement Friday.

City officials said they do not expect the situation to require anyone to take over the mayor’s duties.

The state Senate voted Monday to approve a Republican-backed plan that nonpartisan analysts say has a clear GOP advantage.

Some environmental advocates say the program is outdated.

Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.

Biden is considering sending troops to Eastern European countries, including Romania and Poland, a U.S. official told NPR. Russia has stationed 100,000 troops near Ukraine.

The Russian government is rejecting a British report alleging that it has a leader in mind for installation after a potential invasion of Ukraine.

Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after helping to scuttle voting rights legislation

Gov. Carney opposes legalization but if the bill receives the required three-fifths majority to pass, that would be enough to override a veto.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the criticism he received over a comment made about African American voters is outrageous and offensive.

State election law and Dept. of State guidance show ballots are counted and re-counted, a process that's open to a representative for each candidate and party.

A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The requirement had been in place since November.

State Rep. Gerald Brady will step down Feb. 4 more than six months after using anti-Asian language in an email.