The Federal Vacancies Reform Act sets the rules for presidents to tap acting officials to fill vacancies throughout the ...

Former Trump ambassador Scott Brown is considering a run for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, setting up a potential re-match ...

Smith, R-Preston, announced Tuesday that he’s chosen Senator Jason Barrett, R-Berkeley, to chair the Senate Finance Committee ...

U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., laughs with fellow lawmakers after her farewell speech on the Senate floor during a ...

The WCU Political Science Department Chair compares it to the race in 1984 where two-term North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt ...

Amid a push to raise the annual cap on property tax increases statewide, Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, wants the Legislature ...

The Senate approved the Social Security Fairness Act, aiming to increase Social Security benefits for millions of retired ...

Several candidates have submitted campaign paperwork for upcoming special elections that could determine the balance of power ...

Berkely, has been named as the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee Chair.Senate President-elect Randy Smith mad ...

State Sen. Mike Stuart will become the next chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee with Judiciary Committee Vice ...

The state Legislature has two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House is the larger of the two with ...

The date for a special election has been set for an empty Alabama Senate seat. Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed vacated the Alabama Senate District Five seat after being appointed special ...