Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Nevada’s Republican governor is calling for unity while still pushing for conservative ideals such as school choice and repealing some recent criminal justice reforms that he called soft on crime.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s official portrait has been unveiled as he prepares to leave office and considers a run for president.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has filed to run for a second four-year term.

Democrats took full control of state government as the Minnesota Legislature convened for its 2023 session Tuesday.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in to a second term as he considers a potential run for president in 2024.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has been navigating the rift between former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Authorities say five guns were recovered from a man shot and killed by police after a chase and gunfire that killed a western Pennsylvania police chief and wounded two other officers.

A remote archipelago and Dry Tortugas National Park off the coast of Key West, Florida, were closed after about 300 migrants arrived by boat on the islands’ shores.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people…