From driver’s license changes to citizenship inquiries, the state GOP is following Trump’s lead on immigration

The party of Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama and Biden holds a 57% unfavorable rating among voters, according to the Quinnipiac University survey.

Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies designed

More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.

McMaster became the longest serving governor Wednesday, the same day as the annual State of the State address where he discussed his priorities and budget proposals for the year — the second to last year of his tenure as the state’s top executive.

The focus at the House GOP's three-day retreat was on party unity rather than diving into the weeds on big funding cuts and legislative procedure, where key differences loom.

There is recent history of one candidate coming up for a vote and not getting a majority. In 2024, judicial candidate James Smith of the Columbia area — a former Democratic candidate for governor and former legislator — was the sole candidate in a race for a seat. Smith lost a floor vote.

Illinois House Republicans filed a lawsuit over the Democratic-drawn legislative map, arguing it violates the state Constitution.

The Ohio GOP’s proposed bill to end professor tenure, curtail the right of faculty unions to strike, and restrict discussion of “controversial beliefs,” also includes a detail that may have the greatest impact on Ohio’s college students: ending scholarship programs that benefit thousands of students.

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order within hours instructing all federal agencies to identify civil and criminal authorities available to combat anti-Semitism — including finding ways to deport anti-Jewish activists who violated laws,

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.