Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the creation of the House and Senate Select Committees on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education in honor of honor of Charlie Kirk.

If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate Bill 627, known as the No Secret Police Act, would apply to California local and federal officers, and other officers from another state agency.

The divide among Democrats this year is as much attitudinal as it is ideological. Rank-and-file Democrats are thirsting for leaders who will fight rather than fold in the face of the Trump administration’s unprecedented power grabs.

Opponents immediately announced a referendum petition that could force a statewide vote on the new map. Missouri is the third state to take up congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections.

Gov. Whitmer waited months to call an election to fill a vacant Michigan Senate seat previously held by a Democrat, prompting outcry from Republicans.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry makes remarks aimed at Sen. Bill Cassidy after he suggests that the Louisiana surgeon general write a generic COVID vaccine prescription.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police responded Tuesday to bomb threats targeting the homes of top Democrats in the R.I. Senate, Target 12 has learned. The threats have been deemed hoaxes.