Back in the time of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., a young student of politics allegedly asked FM why he closed the legislative branch of government, particularly Congress, knowing that it was the fountain of ...

A new congressional watchdog audit reveals a systemic failure by American agencies to define measurable goals for sanctions ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

There’s much to like in the governor’s executive order on THC, but Texans should question the wisdom of unilateral action.

The Trump administration wants a stopgap funding plan through Jan. 31. Appropriators are prepared to go their own way.

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to confront one of the most consequential questions in modern constitutional history: just how far presidential authority can stretch. The case before the ...

The Investor Choice Advocates Network (ICAN) has filed a lawsuit to challenge the current definition of an Accredited ...

Months after a high-profile murder-suicide in Berlin, the state’s leading domestic violence advocacy organization is working ...

Faithful execution of the laws of the United States is assigned only to the president and he has no choice in the matter.

Establishing a new force with military status will help protect critical national infrastructure but needs to be more than an ...

As Congress returned to the Capitol on Tuesday from its summer break with less than a month avert a government shutdown, the biggest impediment to funding the government may be lawmakers' lack of ...