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Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the last week have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of a U.S. war with Iran and a counterterrorism system strained by the widespread departures of experienced .. ...

On a Tuesday afternoon in early March, a group of neighbors stood at the end of their residential street at the edge of town.

A former prison in Marana slated to become an immigration detention center has a capacity of 513 people, according to state documents.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment.

A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill.

A Wisconsin legislator has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over resolutions honoring Hispanics.

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable.

Lawmakers on Thursday questioned Gov. Ned Lamont's nominee to lead Connecticut's child welfare agency about whether the state is doing enough to protect children from harm and make sure they're well cared for when they enter the foster system.

If Texas wants to continue to be a leader in oil, the Permian Basin needs more energy. That's the warning influential trade groups representing oil companies have been telling state lawmakers and regulators for years.

The truth is out there, and state Rep. Joe Hoxha, R-Bristol, wants to find it. Hoxha authored a bill, H.B. 5422, that calls for the University of Connecticut to partner with various state agencies to study unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs -- .. ...