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Long before it was Trump country, Arkansas was the Democratic holdout among Southern states, a lonely bluish island surrounded by red. Heading into Election Day, state Democrats may have to grapple with the inverse situation if Arkansas remains solidly re... See more

A group of Democratic senators is demanding that the federal agency overseeing Medicaid — the health coverage program for people with low incomes or disabilities — institute tougher standards for government contractors running complex computer systems tha... See more

The current Trump administration claims its mass deportation efforts have expelled nearly a million people through July of this year, but those include both voluntary returns and people turned around at the border, according to a new analysis by the forme... See more

Normally the biggest attractions at Parsons Stadium on the edge of Springdale are events held on the dirt arena like monster truck rallies, demolition derbies or the 82-year-old Rodeo of the Ozarks. But on a recent evening at the outdoor stadium, the focu... See more

From Alaska to Florida, there once was an important job in government that most Americans rarely thought about: the secretary of state. That changed after the 2020 presidential election, when secretaries of state in places such as Arizona, Georgia and Mic... See more