State Legislatures

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Washington.

NY passes bill that would allow Congress to get Trump’s state tax returns

Zach Halaschak · May 22, 2019 7:47 pm

This photo shows Doug McLeod in Mississippi.

Lawmaker arrested after punching wife in face for undressing too slowly

Zach Halaschak · May 22, 2019 5:41 pm

House Speaker Glen Casada, R-Franklin, stands at the microphone during a state House session in Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee House speaker will resign amid scandal over sexually explicit text messages

Zach Halaschak · May 21, 2019 10:32 pm

"Ultrasound provides factual, medical information that should not be withheld from women," said Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Legislative Director Andrea Rau. (iStock by Getty Images)

Nevada legislature passes abortion protections

Cassidy Morrison · May 21, 2019 9:43 pm

President Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Aaron Bessant Amphitheater, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Panama City Beach, Fla.

WATCH: Trump holds MAGA rally in Pennsylvania

Washington Examiner Staff · May 20, 2019 10:48 pm

Idaho Gov. Brad Little prepares to deliver his State of the State address inside the house chambers at the state Capitol building, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 in Boise, Idaho.

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Esto brevis: How Idaho accidentally let all of its regulations expire

Madeline Fry Schultz · May 18, 2019 12:37 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., steps on stage to deliver a concession speech in St. Louis. McCaskill of Missouri says she will not run for office again after losing last month to Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley in her bid for a third Senate term. But McCaskill told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she will remain active in politics, perhaps mentoring other Democrats.

Missouri moves a step closer to enacting eight-week abortion restriction

Cassidy Morrison · May 17, 2019 6:01 pm

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, cited future Supreme Court vacancies as a leading reason for her decision to support Roy Moore's candidacy for the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs nation’s strictest abortion bill into law

Cassidy Morrison · May 15, 2019 10:45 pm

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in response to a water main break north of Detroit, leaving thousands under a boil water advisory.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’ll veto ‘dismemberment’ abortion ban bill

Cassidy Morrison · May 14, 2019 11:16 pm

SILVER GROVE, West Virginia â An unincorporated community in Jefferson county, West Virginia, on the eastern banks of the Shenandoah River.

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In front of a Philadelphia abortion clinic, Democratic lawmaker shows us the darkness of the cultural divide

Salena Zito · May 10, 2019 4:00 am

Georgiaâs Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, center, signs legislation, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Atlanta, banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks before many women know theyâre pregnant. Kemp said he was signing the bill âto ensure that all Georgians have the opportunity to live, grow, learn and prosper in our great state.â

AOC says anti-abortion bill sponsors know nothing of women’s bodies besides what ‘they want from it’

Claude Thompson · May 8, 2019 6:33 pm

May 2, 2019, House Speaker Glen Casada, R-Franklin, left, talks with Cade Cothren, right, his chief of staff, during a House session in Nashville, Tenn.

‘Can I just touch????’: Tennessee House speaker trades sexually charged texts with chief of staff

Zach Halaschak · May 7, 2019 12:12 pm