Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that eliminates driver's license suspensions for most non-moving violations.

Thousands of gun-rights activists — some brandishing their military-style rifles — crowded the streets surrounding Virginia’s Capitol building Monday to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.

Chief Justice John Roberts swore in senators Thursday to officially begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Democratic presidential candidates spent the weekend grappling with how to address questions surrounding sexism and gender bias as they sought to balance support for women against concerns of a political blowback.

A man was shot and killed at a trampoline park Saturday night in Flint Township, Michigan.

Sanders says outside political groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums backing candidates for public office should be abolished — including those supporting his own bid for the White House.

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders compared the challenges women face in politics today and his running for president at the age of 78.

Illegal crossings plunge across the border after the Trump administration made more asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. court.

Lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff says intelligence agency is withholding Ukraine documents from Congress.

Joe Biden has called for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign to “disown” what he calls “doctored video” that some Sanders supporters say shows the former vice president endorsing Republican calls to cut Social Security and Medicare.

President Donald Trump’s legal team issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial Saturday while House Democrats laid out their case in forceful fashion.

The court took up two cases concerning the contraception mandate — one appeal brought by the Trump administration, and the other by the Roman Catholic religious order for women the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Republican leaders in the Kentucky House are preparing to unveil legislation aimed at increasing the state's workforce.

The court's decision to step in comes as some predict the volatile political atmosphere and disputes over redistricting could further emphasize the role of the Electoral College in the upcoming presidential election.

Two Oklahoma State Senators have filed a bill to create new license plates with President Trump’s campaign slogan on them.

The state of emergency in Richmond will be in place from Friday evening to Tuesday evening.

Senate Bill 8 aims to make schools safer for your child. It would amend Kentucky's School Safety and Resiliency Act that passed last year to require all school resource officers to carry a firearm.

Employees on the front lines of helping the sick or victims of sexual assault in Kentucky would be exempted from a high-profile immigration bill under changes its lead sponsor is making.

The third Senate impeachment trial of a US president in history convened on Thursday with the reading of the two impeachment articles charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Senators of both parties came together Thursday morning to pass President Donald Trump's foremost legislative priority -- the revised North American Free Trade Agreement.

One day after signing a new trade deal with China, President Donald Trump is expected to get more good news on his trade agenda. 

The Senate will transform itself into an impeachment court at noon Thursday. 

Mayoral candidates have differing opinions about funding for the Paducah aquatic center. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will host an engrossment ceremony with impeachment managers Wednesday. A procession will follow in which the articles are walked across the Capitol to the Senate.

The U.S. House has voted to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate.

The bill is supported by Gov. Andy Beshear, who mentioned it during his State of the Commonwealth speech Tuesday evening.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday morning named seven House Democrats who will serve as impeachment managers in the Senate impeachment trial.

The governor is expected to talk about the state budget and his plans for the state's future.

Lawmakers from both houses of the Kentucky legislature are promoting a bill to effectively ban so-called conversion therapy. 

The House is preparing to vote to send article of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are grounds for removal. 

The debate was hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. It included six candidates who met the party's qualification criteria, the smallest number to date.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reaffirmed his support for a teachers' pay raise in his first State of the Commonwealth speech to the Republican-dominated legislature.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has asked a judge to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea.

Tennessee lawmakers have approved a proposal that would allow faith-based foster care and adoption agencies to continue getting taxpayer funding even if they exclude LGBT families and others based on religious beliefs.

The Graves County Fiscal Court voted unanimously in favor of a Second Amendment resolution Monday night. 

With Speaker Nancy Pelosi poised to transmit two articles of impeachment out of the House, the Senate is getting ready for a trial to start next week.

Six presidential candidates will face off Tuesday night at the last Democratic debate before the first votes are cast in the 2020 election.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will give his first State of the Commonwealth speech to lawmakers and a statewide television audience Tuesday evening.

The House is expected to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate.

Iran's judiciary says arrests have been made over the shootdown of a Ukrainian plane that killed all 176 people on board. 

Pelosi is holding a meeting with her caucus Tuesday morning where she's expected to discuss the path forward on sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate.

While in Paducah on Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear talked with Local 6 about issues that affect you. 

If you live in McCracken County, there's a chance you could be paying a new tax soon.

Russian military hackers have successfully infiltrated the Ukrainian gas company at the heart of the impeachment drama surrounding President Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden and his family, according to cybersecurity researchers.

A new bill would change the school safety law Kentucky leaders passed last year to require arming all police officers in Kentucky schools.

Sen. Cory Booker announced Monday that he will end his presidential campaign after failing to qualify for the Democratic debate planned for Tuesday in Iowa.

President Donald Trump says the Senate should simply dismiss the impeachment case against him, an extraordinary suggestion as the House prepares to transmit the charges to the chamber for the historic trial.

He will be making stops in Paducah and Murray.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul weighed in on troops in Afghanistan Sunday morning on Meet the Press with Chuck Todd saying "We ought to end those wars."

The Pentagon identified on Sunday the two soldiers killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan this weekend.