A new poll finds Democrat Abigail Spanberger has a nine-point lead over Republican challenger and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia governor's race, seen as a national bellwether election.

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California has banned new sales of semiautomatic handguns that can be easily converted to fully automatic weapons. The law, Assembly Bill 1127, specifically targets handguns like Glocks that use a ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has ordered a crackdown on violence at LSU home games following two recent shootings. The governor directed Louisiana State Police to coordinate with other agencies to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Governor Josh Stein announced on Monday that through North Carolina's Medical Debt Relief Program, more than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been relieved for more than 2.5 ...

TNR’s Greg Sargent takes a critical look at the day’s political news and the stories leading NewRepublic.com, and speaks to leading journalists and newsmakers.

At least $500 million is expected to flow into Mississippi over the next five years as a part of a major federal investment into rural healthcare. The funding aims to offset the disproportionate ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed a senior military leader to demobilize and send home the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags around Iowa to fly at half-staff on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Flags will remain lowered from sunrise to sunset at the Capitol Complex as well as at all public buildings, grounds ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] Editor’s Note: Gov. Andy ...

Four killed, eleven injured after speeding driver plows into Ybor City crowd A high-speed chase in Tampa ended early Saturday when a 22-year-old driver slammed into a Ybor City crowd, killing four and ...