LANSING — The state’s Capitol welcomed Friday a newly refurbished, donated and Michigan-made piano acquired from a Greater Lansing church to serve as a centerpiece within its historic walls.

Former One Direction band member Liam Payne is set to feature as a judge in the upcoming talent series Building the Band which was filmed before his death last year. Liam wrapped filming with his ...

Gov. JB Pritzker wants to block those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in Illinois government, despite the clemency granted to over 1,500 participants ...

Despite threats that immigration enforcement agents might show up, more than 500 immigrant rights advocates from across Washington marched to the state Capitol in Olympia on Thursday. They were ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers on Tuesday shelved a bill that would allow surgical castration to be ...

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and burn down The ...

The House GOP majority was already tiny. As a Florida Republican resigns to join Team Trump, the party's troubles just got a little worse. By Steve Benen After Donald Trump’s presidential ...

Donald Trump has attempted to negotiate a potential TikTok sale on live television, in what was supposed to be an announcement about investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The ...

Ahead of the hearing, protesters at the State Capitol shared their disapproval over House Republicans deciding to move forward in the legislative session with a one-seat majority despite one ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Washington — Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday, days after his lengthy prison sentence was commuted by President Trump ...

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of US President Donald Trump’s supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were freed on Jan 21, after ...