(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.

WASHINGTON — As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, nearly seven weeks after winning a special election in ...

Bill Mercer took the oath of office Wednesday to become Montana’s newest U.S. District Court judge four months after he was first nominated to the position by President Donald Trump.