House reprimands Illinois congressman, angering Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Tuesday to reprimand Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia over an eyebrow-raising succession plan…
Hundreds of troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home amid court battles
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who…
Chicago’s pushback to immigration crackdown grows, inspiring other cities
CHICAGO (AP) — Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols, leaving his home in Chicago’s Little Village…
States scramble to issue full SNAP benefits after shutdown ends
With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get…
Ailing civil rights icon, Jesse Jackson, hospitalized for rare neurological disorder
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized…
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women’s health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling…
Most Senate Democrats against colleagues’ shutdown deal
The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and…
These 8 senators broke ranks with Democrats on shutdown deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The senators — eight in total — faced almost instant blowback from Democrats as they…
Arctic blast sweeps across parts of the US
CHICAGO (AP) — A blast of the season’s first frigid air was bearing down on much of the…
Shutdown could significantly disrupt Thanksgiving air travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,700 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned…
Heavy snow expected in Great Lakes as temperatures to plummet in South
CHICAGO (AP) — Large swaths of the U.S. awaited one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather…
After trial, Oregon judge again rules against National Guard deployment in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to…