We are connected by God. We both lost children,” Hanan Shaheen tells president after discussing the dehumanization of ...

Democrats in Congress representing the Chicago area looking for ways to limit the scope of President-elect’s Donald Trump’s ...

The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and ...

No GOP strongholds are projected to lose seats. Florida and Texas are projected to pick up four seats each. Arizona, Idaho, ...

The New Jersey Democrat is facing potentially years in prison after he was convicted on federal corruption charges in July.

President Joe Biden delivered his farewell to the U.S. earlier this week as he prepares to leave office after one term placed ...

Illinois’ new batch of lawmakers will face a number of challenges in 2025. Chief among them is a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own defense in his corruption trial. It remained unclear ...

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...