The leader of a cultlike group connected to six killings in three states was ordered held without bail Tuesday in Maryland, where she faces trespassing and other charges.

A measure aimed at allowing Indiana to absorb 33 counties in Illinois that have voted in recent years to leave the state has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but the effort faces a major uphill ...

House Bill 807, nicknamed the “Save MO Babies Act,” was proposed by Republican state Rep. Phil Amato.

Republicans are trying to cut off a source of funding for ballot initiatives in Missouri by making it illegal for foreign ...

States across the U.S. are increasingly taking immigration enforcement into their own hands, with many using Texas as a model.

I've had conversations with several elected officials in different states," Missouri State Senator David Gregory told ...

For decades, the U.S. government has asked faith-based charities to help resettle refugees legally admitted into the country ...