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In the latest procedural twist, Senate Democrats are waiting to see if Speaker Boehner will agree to DHS funding bill.

It will be legal to smoke pot for non-medical purposes in Alaska starting Tuesday.

Conservatives' insistence on continuing the immigration fight means that Homeland Security funding is still set to run out on Friday.

A GOP-appointed judge says the New Jersey governor must comply with the pension law he backed in 2011 and make full payments.

Agency says correspondence between its officials and the New Jersey governor's office about a contract for Jerry Jones can remain secret.

Republicans in Congress have argued that DHS funding must be tied to a reversal of Obama's executive order to protect 5 million undocumented immigrants.

Red state, blue state, Republican, Democrat, governors agree: The economy is still issue No. 1.

The Wisconsin governor says if he runs for president, he'll go straight to being a declared candidate.

After years of being outlawed, marijuana's non-THC relative could claim its time in the sun.

Reps. Jared Polis and Earl Blumenauer’s bills would regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol.

A pro-marijuana group called for a nationwide boycott after the hotel filed a lawsuit against a weed business to end pot sales in Colorado.

Speaking in Washington, Governor Christie kept the focus on his home state. But the media's focus was on stories of fundraising trouble.

Documents set to be filed Thursday show Gov. Chris Christie's office inquired about a local prosecutor fired in Hunterdon County.

The highest class of drugs is reserved for those considered highly addictive and thought to have no medicinal value.

Medicinal pot is already legal in Vermont, but experts say regulated recreational weed could earn the state more than $125 million.

Uruguay's medical marijuana may get more expensive than the recreational kind, but that likely won't be "happening in Colorado.”

That's what the Cato Institute think tank is saying to U.S. lawmakers on federal rules that restrict marijuana. They're not alone.

The government should leave the Harborside Health Center in Oakland alone, say three California representatives.

Not every Republican thinks it's a good idea to shut down Homeland Security in a fight over immigration. But can the pragmatists win?

A new bill introduced by a high-ranking member of the Maryland general assembly would tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol.

MassRoots must now use geofencing to restrict access to the 23 U.S. states where medical marijuana is legal.

By one analysis, if the rich paid the same state and local tax rates as the middle class, states and cities would have billions more to invest.

Hillary Clinton's critics are trying to paint her presidential campaign as dysfunctional before it even launches.

The booming legal marijuana industry is drawing military veterans from combat to cannabis — not to smoke it, but to protect it.

The GOP doesn't like Obama, and Democrats don't want war. Here's how the White House will try to get bipartisan support in Congress.

Law enforcement became aware of the delivery scheme in December.

But, Colorado's politicians are expected to approve a ballot this spring to ask voters if they can keep the money.

Under Emanuel, campaign donors have received millions in "direct voucher payments." The public can't check what the money bought.

Fumbled comments on vaccines and news of federal investigations hinted at weaknesses in the New Jersey governor's presidential candidacy.