House Joint Resolution 49, filed by House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, will expand the offenses for which a judge can deny bail to include capital offenses, acts of terrorism, second-degree ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of bills Thursday aimed at increasing penalties for illegal immigration, something ...

Mike Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker, has been found guilty of 10 counts involving bribery conspiracy, bribery, ...

And Trump also issued an executive order forming a White House faith office and appointed controversial Florida pastor Paula White-Cain to lead it. White-Cain, a pastor at StoryLife Church and ...

Standing trial alongside Madigan was longtime confidant Michael McClain, who prosecutors called Madigan’s “mouthpiece.” ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent people in jail.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference at the Capitol. No subject was listed in his announcement.

Mike Madigan, a former state Democratic Party chair, had been the longest-serving chamber leader in U.S. history. A jury has ...

After two weeks of bickering over who had the tougher immigration enforcement plan, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislative ...

The House speaker doesn’t seem to care too much that there are supposed to be three equal branches of government.