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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office waived its own ethics rules when allowing six employees to take extended leaves to defend their boss, Ken Paxton, in his upcoming impeachment trial, according to agency records obtained by The Dallas Morning News.

Anderson Clayton, the Gen Z chairwoman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, talks with Eric Garcia about why Democrats shouldn’t abandon rural communities

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bid to appease hardliners in his caucus and get the House moving again has some Democratic worried about the road ahead when it comes time to passing legislation to keep the government running

Independent Women’s Voice turned resources to fighting trans rights in 10 key swing states, documents reveal

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Some Republican-leaning voters in early-voting states say they are angry about President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges that he mishandled classified documents

A historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues

The judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Kickstarting a bid to surpass his $1 billion fundraising haul from the 2020 election, President Joe Biden is expected to come to Los Gatos and Atherton on Monday for reelection fundraisers co-hosted by longtime Democratic supporters and Silicon Valley luminaries.