It was on Feb. 14, 1912, that President William Howard Taft’s signing of legislation officially made Arizona the 48th U.S. state.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has played a key role in renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

ON THE MENU As the 2012 general election was blossoming into full flower, Gallup asked voters who was most to blame for the ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including budget resolutions and retirements.

Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...

Judge Susan Crawford could have given a convicted child molester more than 100 years in prison. Instead, she gave him a ...

Alabama politics. Not only did the state host a race on our board of competitive House contests after a 14-year absence, it also sent two African Americans to Congress for the first time ever.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has the support of most California Democratic primary voters should she run for governor ...

While Republicans, who will be defending 22 of the 35 Senate seats up in 2026, may have the political environment working against them next year, they are still favored to retain the chamber.— Part of ...

Decisions by House members to run for governor could have an impact on which party controls Congress after the 2026 midterm ...

Red hot means already doing well, not getting hot. Or is the author wrong? Don't touch that, it's red hot means actually hot, ...

The timeline tracking Illinois’ shameful history of political corruption added two notable notches this week. First, on Monday, the only Illinois governor officially booted from office by the ...