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Divorce remains illegal in Catholic-majority Philippines, the only place outside the Vatican where it is outlawed, contrary ...

A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin ...

The state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that will extend Republicans’ advantage in a power struggle with Democrats in the House by granting them another month with a one-seat ...

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When President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom last spring to face a slew of criminal charges, he was joined by a rotating cadre of lawyers, campaign aides, his family — and Texas ...

Now that Husted is moving to the United States Senate, Ohio will need someone else to fill the lieutenant governor position ...