Govt + Politics

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley will object to the rapid confirmation vote planned for President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of...

Louisiana state tax and fee collections will not return to their pre-pandemic levels until at least 2022 or later, according to estimates released from...

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania’s top public health official for a cabinet-level post, the incoming administration said early Tuesday. Biden has named state Health...

WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s presidential inauguration ceremony may have a scaled-down audience due to the pandemic, but the security presence on hand to ensure it...

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré (U.S. Army - Ret.) was appointed to a commission that will investigate security failures during the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot...

The New Orleans City Council rejected all of the Folgers Coffee Company’s property tax exemption applications in a final decision on Thursday, giving the...

Attorney General Jeff Landry declined to sign a letter 50 other state attorneys general sent to the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday condemning the...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, charging him with inciting violent rioters last week...

U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond said "We told you so" to his Republican colleagues in a 1-minute speech from the House floor supporting a second...

WASHINGTON—Almost a week after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, top officials at the FBI and Department of Justice held their first press...