Having won a big victory, Donald Trump can claim a mandate. But recent history shows that voters punish politicians who change things too much.

An initiative to cut a carbon tax out of the Washington Climate Commitment Act was soundly rejected by voters. Gov. Jay Inslee sees the margin of defeat as an important message.

Moderates have been largely squeezed out of political relevance. There is room for a new party, and it would have to start at the state level. It could bring pragmatic solutions to critical problems ...

The new boundary officially returns the pump station on one of the nation’s largest manmade lakes fully back into the Lone Star State.

Less than 36 hours after Trump’s resounding victory, the California governor called to bolster the state’s legal resources with the aim of protecting reproductive health care, climate policies and ...

For decades, young people chose to move to cities and large metros for greater opportunity. Since the pandemic, that ...

Voting and election administration became contentious topics after 2020. This time, years of preparation, efforts to improve ...

Local officials are sorting out the impacts from the approval of 16 propositions. Voters rejected salary increases for ...

The Texas city has just 4 percent of land left to develop, making future development above ground more appealing. The city is considering air taxis, Uber-like gondolas and other aerial solutions to ...

If it moves on Taiwan, it’s likely that China would try to distract the United States by attacking our water, power and communications systems. It’s already demonstrated those capabilities here, and ...

A half-dozen states rejected ranked-choice voting, although Washington, D.C., approved a measure. School choice fared poorly, while increasing criminal penalties proved to be popular.

Oakland voters recalled the mayor and county prosecutor, while Los Angeles voters fired their progressive district attorney. Across the country, several major cities elected new mayors.