Trump’s homeland security pick Mullin is poised to inherit a department beset by challenges

Should Sen. Markwayne Mullin be approved as the next secretary of Homeland Security, he will walk into the department’s ...

A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections

An advocacy group hoping to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million to back Democrats in congressional races, tying the costs of caregiving to the ...

What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, ...

Scream your way to happiness? Maybe not, but scream clubs promise some relief

With a gut-wrenching wail that rippled from her body, Amber Walcker joined about a dozen screaming people in West Seattle who let their frustrations float away over the Puget Sound. It was just ...

Zion Williamson scores 27 points to lead the Pelicans past the Mavericks 129-111

Zion Williamson scored 27 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on Monday night. Saddiq Bey had 23 points, while Jeremiah ...

Illinois voters pick a new generation of Democrats for House, Senate after near-record retirements

Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional ...