The Virginia lawyer said in interview that the root of the problem with forfeiture is the earmarking of the sale proceeds for enforcement. ..…

Modern liberalism is the cancer of our times, something obscure or hard to understand.. ..…

That's what Louisville lawmaker is proposing out of frustration with a flurry of bills in the session meant to restrict or eliminate Kentucky... ..…

The Republican-controlled United States Senate has passed legislation that would allow state and local governments to sanction those. ..…

The battle over voting rights ahead of the election is on Congress, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisting Democratic-led efforts to strengthen voting rights laws are no more than power grab... ..…

In the nearly three months state lawmakers across the country have either filed or pre-filed at least 230 bills that would expand access to the ballot for millions of Americans.. ..…

It's no surprise to anyone who has ever worked within the health, rights, and justice fields that our movement has history of leaving the most vulnerable behind.. ..…

In the first days of my term as prime minister, I intend to announce Hebrew, Arabic and English on Israeli diplomatic initiative that will spark broad-based negotiations process with Palestinians and Arab states, ment.. ..…

the measure appeared to be on fast track in Republican-dominated state Senate. ..…

The lawsuit was filed by Washington, DC-based anti-marijuana group, Safe Streets Alliance, and Pueblo County guilty of violating Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. ..…

Washington Sen.-elect Mitt Romney said Tuesday in op-ed published The Washington Post that President Donald Trump's behavior since taking office is evidence that the President has not risen to the mantle of the office... ..…

The president was hailed for reaching across the aisle, even as Democratic lawmakers and GOP President Donald Trump readying for fight over spending measure that the latter insists must include $5 billion for his southern border wall project.. ..…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces choice whether to put up for vote major justice reform bill over the opposition of some hard-charging Republicans in Senate... ..…

Paul, put hold on U.S.- Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018. ..…

In rush to stand with Saudis after Khashoggi killing, the president whitewashes war.. ..…

Washington Despite the momentum from #MeToo movement which helped elect historic numbers of women to Congress last week lawmakers are still stuck over how to deal with sexual harassment in House and Senate.. ..…

American lawmakers have blasted US President Donald Trump for siding with Saudi leaders and refusing to blame Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Virginia-based Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's mission Turkey's Istanbul last month.. ..…

The queen of the state of Michigan complained there was no water for Michigan residents allusion to the water in the city of Flint.. ..…

Senator Rand Paul took sharp aim at Saudi Arabia in his keynote at The American Conservative's fifth policy conference Thursday, in particular blaming Kingdom for the destruction of Yemen, for spreading ideology across the globe, and for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.. ..…

- The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the state's so-called right-to-work law, which makes it illegal to require workers to join unions and bars the collection of fees from private-sector workers. ..…

Matt Bevin signed order banning the award of state contracts to companies that participate in campaigns to boycott Israel.. ..…

The court said Thursday it will consider expedited of the matter at a hearing on Feb 8.. ..…

FRANKFORT  Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd's order striking down Republican-backed pension law led to lot of criticism from majority-party leaders, including from the governor himself. . ..…

anti- Trump wave was so total that, Minnesota, Keith Ellison, Muslim former Congressman and associate of Louis Farrakhan, won the race for Attorney General, after allegations of abuse from ex-girlfriend. ..…

In the era, the story of party decline begins in the aftermath of the 1968 election. ..…

Democrats rode modest wave of anti- Trump anger to retake House of Representatives, while Trump's racist pandering to the backward, rural areas of the country helped Republicans increase their control of Senate. ..…

WASHINGTON - The record numbers of women running for in United States this year are mostly Democrats, and their party is banking on their candidacies and gender gap on key issues to achieve big wins in Nov 6 elections... ..…

The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday might close one of Senate's most bitter and divisive chapters, and the discord is bound to reverberate for years at the high court, in the halls of Congress and at the ballot box.. ..…

In the days since Supreme Court nomineeBrett Kavanaugh appeared before Senate Judiciary Committee to respond to the sexual misconduct allegations raised against him by Dr. ..…

I look forward to working with Senate in the next stage of this process, and I thank you again, Mr. ..…

Jeff Hoover, Republican state representative for Kentucky, resigned his post as Speaker of House on Sunday after it was reported that he settled sexual harassment allegations with staffer. ..…

The Kentucky Republican had already led Senate in confirming more circuit court judges in the year of Donald Trump's presidency than in that of any other in history. ..…

Washington Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gina Haspel move that was opposed by both Sen. ..…

Kim Davis, the US clerk who shot to prominence has taken her views to Romania.. ..…

Obama administration intends to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to United States in 2016, despite testimony by the director of FBI these refugees cannot be vetted and polls that show more than 10 percent of the refugees have positive view of ISIS.. ..…

Federal Election Commission ruling and other related cases opened the door for such increased power of outside groups by ruling that nonprofits, corporations and labor unions could spend unlimited sums to persuade people to vote for certain candidates.. ..…

candidates, parties and other power players have aired more than 428,000 television advertisements, including both primary and general election-focused ads, media tracking service.. ..…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been taking her hits for crying poor when she and husband Bill left White House in 2001 and for charging colleges and universities sky-high speaking fees. ..…

It increasingly looks with GOP narrowly winning back in Senate and House GOP either retaining or building on its majority. ..…

John Cornyn of Texas signed up for second tour and GOP leaders speculated on what they  might achieve with control of both chambers of Congress... ..…

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear challenge to the health care overhaul act passed in 2010, with decision on President Barack Obama's most controversial achievement likely to come in the summer of his re-election campaign.. ..…

Democratic and Republican outside groups, aiming to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to influence the election, including the high-stakes rematch between Chandler and Barr.. ..…

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee put off its vote Tuesday on Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor for one amid objections from the panel's Republicans, even as the judge's support among GOP moderates continued to grow.. ..…