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Justice Elena Kagan might have angered some conservatives when she chose not to recuse herself from Monday’s decision not to fast-track the high court’s review of Virginia’s challenge to the health care reform law. But it’s really not surprising she didn’t—or that some people are upset about it—political pundits say.

The NFL cleared the way for some basic football operations to begin at 8 a.m. EDT Friday, five days after a federal judge declared the lockout illegal and nearly seven weeks after it began.

North Dakota lawmakers are setting aside money to give state government workers 3 percent pay increases for each of the next two years.

A key North Carolina House committee on Wednesday approved a Republican budget proposal that critics say makes avoidable cuts in public education and health programs but that GOP leaders argue protects classroom teachers and health services for the poor.

The loudest objections to the GOP Medicare plan are coming from seniors, who swung to Republicans in last year's congressional elections, and many have been complaining at town-hall meetings with their representatives during the current congressional recess. Some experts say GOP policymakers may have overlooked a defining trait among older...

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday she wants Republican presidential hopefuls, who will be debating in her state shortly, to address how they would deal with unions and a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board.

The Vermont Senate has passed a bill designed to put the state on a path toward a universal, single-payer health care system.

The Massachusetts House voted Tuesday to dramatically strengthen the power of city and town leaders to change health insurance plans for municipal employees over the objections of unions.