Zaid Jilani

Northam is asking the Legislature to pass these proposals this year. They include, among other things, decriminalizing the possession of marijuana.

Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee will campaign for the Libertarian Party's nomination for the presidency.

Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote an op-ed in a major South Carolina newspaper over the weekend touting his opposition to voter suppression.

Kentucky's newly-elected Democratic governor said he will continue to participate in the refugee program despite a Trump executive order that allows states to turn them away.

A group of longtime Republican consultants are forming a Super PAC aimed at defeating President Donald Trump in next year's election.

As part of its year-end spending deal, Congress is set to end three healthcare related taxes -- a win for unions, health insurers and medical device companies that had asked for these changes.

The former vice president says Boris Johnson's victory is the result of Labour moving too far to the left.

The State Department and Treasury announced the imposition of new sanctions against Iran, a sign the U.S. will continue to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran despite a recent successful prisoner swap.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg leads the latest Democratic presidential primary poll out of New Hampshire, evidence that he continues his surge in early states.

The House of Representatives' ethics watchdog, the Office of Congressional Ethics, released a report concluding Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., used campaign funds for personal purposes.

Pierce Bush, the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, announced he will be running for Congress in Texas's 22nd District. 

Last week's deadly shooting at a Florida naval base by a member of the Saudi air force has brought about increased congressional scrutiny of the U.S.-Saudi relationship.

The report faulted the FBI for the way it investigated Trump campaign officials' ties to Russia, but also exonerated the agency from claims by the president that it was engaged in a conspiracy against him.

The House Ethics Committee advised Rep. Duncan Hunter not to participate in any more votes in the House following his guilty plea to using hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds on personal expenses.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, two of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, called into question each other's commitment to transparency.

Former Vice President Joe Biden had a testy exchange with an Iowa voter after the man likened Biden to Trump, accusing Biden of arranging a job for his son.

A poll conducted by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies indicates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leads the Democratic primary field in California.

The Massachusetts Democrat is writing legislation that would ask regulators to review two decades of megamergers across the economy and then empower the federal government to reverse them.

Rep. Denny Heck, a member of the influential House Intelligence Committee, announced his retirement, the latest in a slew of retirements -- especially among Republicans.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., appears to be benefiting from a narrower Democratic field and strong debate performances.

The Trump administration announced final rules tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program. The move is expected to reduce benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans. 

Mayor Pete Buttigieg hit back at former Vice President Joe Biden after the latter accused him of stealing his healthcare proposal.

Lewis Lukens, the former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in London, says he was fired for mentioning former President Barack Obama in a speech last year.

In an all-staff call on Tuesday, Sen. Kamala Harris announced she would be ending her bid for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

 Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., pleaded guilty to charges that he misused his campaign funds for personal expenses.

Billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer's campaign bought KeepAmericaGreat.com, stealing the Trump 2020 campaign's slogan and using it sell an anti-Trump bumper sticker from the campaign.

A pair of national polls indicate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is surging nationally as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren slides.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg entered the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary field during the weekend, dropping more than $30 million on campaign ads.

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he blocked a Senate resolution that would have acknowledged the Armenian genocide after a direct request from the White House.