Early data shows elementary students are falling behind in reading. We visited schools to find out how teachers are meeting the challenge.

The Senate's Covid relief bill lowered enhanced federal unemployment benefits to $300 per week and excludes a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls "an initial step" in its efforts to "protect the right to vote and ensure all eligible citizens can freely participate in the electoral process."...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said she supports an investigation into fellow Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York following accusations of sexual misconduct in recent weeks. "If accurate and true, I think we have to take action," Whitmer said on...

Several states last week announced plans to end mask mandates despite warnings from experts that such decisions were premature and could lead to surges.

Seeking to explain his part in dramatically prolonging marathon Senate proceedings before the passage of Joe Biden’s $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill, Joe Manchin may only have succeeded in exposing a dangerous fissure in Democratic ranks. In winning...