In Ohio, lawmakers passed a new bill that authorizes public school and state university teachers to instruct on the “positive impact of religion on American history.”

An effort to expand the hours 14- and 15-year-old employees in Ohio can work was stymied Wednesday after Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill passed with overwhelming GOP support.

This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to distill our wide-ranging reporting into a "what you need to know" format and provide practical information to our readers. The House and Senate approved a wide-ranging housing bill last week to ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.

Prince Albert of Monaco had refused to sign a bill that would legalize abortion in the principality, pointing to "the role of the Catholic religion in our country."

Germany's fractious coalition government is set on Friday to pass a bill to raise pensions by around 185 billion euros over the next 15 years and let retirement-aged workers work tax free.

The longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history came to a close Wednesday night when President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30, ending a 43-day-long impasse. The shutdown impacted 42 million federal food aid recipients ...