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The order signed by John Bel Edwards also bans state agencies from discrimination while offering an exemption for churches and religious organizations.

Lawmakers on Wednesday reviewed bills that would prevent transgender people from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.

The Vermont senator scored a union endorsement and his first instance of support from a Senate colleague days ahead of the New York primary.

Expansion of coverage for medical marijuana is not in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s plans.

The Democratic presidential candidates are vying for minority voters ahead of New York's primary next week.

A judge is expected to hold a hearing Wednesday morning to hear a request for a delay in the state trial for alleged Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof.

The workers’ strike on Wednesday is one of the largest for the company, which failed to reach a new labor contract with two unions.

As tax day nears, the Massachusetts Democrat is introducing a bill that would hit America's for-profit filing services.

The founding father was born on April 13, 1743.

This presidential race has seen a proliferation of televised town halls and debates — 50 and counting — but just because people are watching doesn’t mean they’re learning more.

The university chancellor had, in February, warned of the consequences of a budget deficit, estimated at about $150 million for the fiscal year.

The White House said the president is expected to sign the legislation although it is insufficient to meet the challenge.

Texas taxpayers picked up most of the $200,000 bill for Ethan Couch’s court-ordered rehabilitation in a deal that kept him out of prison for killing four while driving drunk.

Donald Trump, along with his family, answer questions from the audience and CNN moderator Anderson Cooper ahead of the key New York primary.

U2 lead singer Bono joined diplomats and aid experts on Tuesday to appeal for U.S. Senate support.

Gov. Pat McCrory extended protections for state employees on the basis of gender and sexual orientation, but the controversial bathroom policy remains.

Find out why April 12 is the designated day for looking at the male-female pay discrepancy for everyone from salespeople to U.S. soccer stars.

“I believe we can once again be an optimistic party,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said, underscoring that the GOP should concentrate on solutions.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent joke — during a skit with Hillary Clinton — has been called offensive by some people.

The former NAACP chapter leader says she is ready to move on from the events of the past year and get back to working on racial justice issues.

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly interrupted Donald Trump while asking him how he will appeal to black voters.

Samantha Bee detailed the complicated history of superdelegates on TBS' "Full Frontal" Monday.

One path “could drive America down into a ditch, not make us great again,” GOP candidate John Kasich is expected to say.

A video showed a 12-year-old student of Rhodes Middle School being picked up by a police officer and slammed face-first to the ground.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office found the CFPB did not have "comprehensive data on the identity and number of nonbank mortgage servicers in the market."

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies could vote Monday on proceeding with an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff over allegations of manipulating government finances.

In the first of a town hall series with the remaining Republican presidential candidates, the Ohio governor will take questions from New York voters ahead of the state’s primary.

Even though he denied it publicly, the House speaker will reportedly attend a meeting next week in Manhattan.

Just one year ago, 31 percent of black people worried “a great deal” about race relations in the U.S. Now that number is up to 53 percent.