Will it be enough to save coal jobs?

• By Francie Diep

The low number is part of a steep and steady drop that's been ongoing since 2007.

• By Francie Diep

Advocacy groups say that's an unprecedented show of public interest.

• By Rebecca Worby

Peter Brown remained locked in a county jail for weeks, as county officials waited for immigration authorities to deport him to Jamaica—a country he had never lived in.

• By Jack Herrera

Negotiators are one step closer to a bill funding crucial food assistance and agriculture programs.

• By Emily Moon

New farm bill provisions would eliminate environmental protections for forest management, without addressing the wildfires' biggest driver: climate change.

• By Emily Moon

Since Democrats gained a majority in the House during the mid-term elections, they've been expected to focus on climate change mitigation and preparation.

• By Francie Diep

City, state, tribal, and other law enforcement agencies reported more than 7,000 hate crimes to the FBI in 2017, according to numbers the FBI released on Tuesday.

• By Francie Diep

Now that felons can vote in Florida, Democrats might see a boost in future elections.

• By Max Ufberg

Issue 2 would amend the Arkansas constitution to require a photo ID at the polls and disqualify provisional ballots that aren't certified with proper ID.

• By Emma Sarappo

Voters in Arizona will decide whether to move forward with a program that would allow all students to receive public money for private school.

• By Emily Moon

In one of the most consequential mid-term measures nationwide, Florida's Amendment 4 would automatically restore voting rights to most felons who complete their sentences.

• By Emma Sarappo

While legislation that restricts agriculture can be a tough sell, appeals to animals' poor living conditions have had success with voters.

• By Emily Moon

The outcome of the race between indicted incumbent Duncan Hunter, a Republican, and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, could affect President Donald Trump's immigration policy, at least at California's border with Mexico.

• By Emma Sarappo

Research suggests small donors are more like most Americans than large donors are. How big of a difference will they make to this year's congressional races?

• By Francie Diep

The Food and Drug Administration is approving a powerful new opioid painkiller, the agency announced Friday.

• By Francie Diep

With the mid-term elections looming, some have speculated that Zinke will be among the next spate of cabinet members to leave their posts.

• By Rebecca Worby

In a new analysis, researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at the cumulative effects of the Republican Party's actions on health insurance premiums.

• By Dwyer Gunn

The law authorizes billions of dollars for state-level projects aimed at improving the nation's rivers, harbors, and drinking water.

• By Emily Moon

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced a plan to block offshore drilling off the state's coast on Monday.

• By Kate Wheeling

After hearing the last appeal from a man on death row, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the death penalty, as applied in the state, is unconstitutional.

• By Jack Herrera

Though this hurricane will likely only hit the oil industry with a glancing blow, the industry won't always be able to weather the storm.

• By Kate Wheeling

On Friday, a jury convicted Jason Van Dyke, a white Chicago police officer, of the second-degree murder of black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

• By Emma Sarappo

The economy added 134,000 jobs in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• By Dwyer Gunn