WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ran for Congress in 2020 to fix a system she believed failed to deliver for the people.

President Donald Trump, in her opinion, was the solution, but he needed more allies like her in office to make good on his promises.

“I was very disgruntled with Republicans in Congress,” she said during ...Read more

NEW YORK — Brad Lander, New York City’s outgoing comptroller, is challenging Congressman Dan Goldman in this summer’s Democratic primary election, portraying himself as a progressive stalwart who can do a better job at fighting President Donald Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill.

Lander’s bid for Goldman’s 10th Congressional District, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office’s new leader starting later this year, at least on an acting basis, will be a veteran investigator with over three decades’ experience at the nonpartisan legislative branch agency.

Orice Williams Brown, currently the GAO’s chief operating officer, will take the reins from outgoing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is expanding its group of targeted seats for next year, adding a handful of seats to its “Districts in Play” list.

They include Republican-held seats: California’s 48th District, held by Rep. Darrell Issa; Florida’s 15th, held by Rep. Laurel Lee; North Carolina’s 3rd, held...Read more

WASHINGTON — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is running for Congress, launching a Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Dan Goldman for a seat representing lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.

“I’ve always believed that you fight for the things you love, and I love this city,” Lander said in an announcement video. “I love ...Read more

This page has long supported the responsible use of nuclear power to generate electricity. Illinois was the birthplace of the first-ever reactor at the University of Chicago, after all, and now has more reactors than any other state.

Today, we’re optimistic that modern nukes using up-to-date technology could pull off a comeback. America needs...Read more

Immigrants who waited for years, had taken classes, paid rising fees, passed background checks, and aced the new U.S. citizenship test, found themselves being pulled from the line last week before they could take the oath of allegiance at their naturalization ceremony.

Why? Because one individual from their home country (out of the 80,000 ...Read more

During the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood, five major studios competed for actors, directors, scripts and audiences. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Paramount, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox all had clout.

Still, some in Hollywood worried about the consolidation of power, which explains why Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, Mary...Read more

If you’re a parent — or considering becoming one — you likely understand that it’s a pricey prospect. Consider: The annual cost of raising a child in Illinois is an estimated $23,821 — nearly $430,000 over 18 years — according to a 2024 SmartAsset study. Saving and investing for these children is a good thing, and something many ...Read more

The Supreme Court will decide numerous politically and socially important cases throughout this term, with implications for redrafting congressional maps, campaign finance rules, the death penalty, transgender rights and much more on the docket. But do not expect the court’s decisions on these cases to honor the past.

Under Chief Justice John...Read more

Minnesota finds itself in a harsh spotlight as President Donald Trump revs up his attacks on Gov. Tim Walz, an old political foe, while simultaneously expanding his demonization of Somali Minnesotans.

After unleashing torrents of foul language against Walz last weekend, and then this week referring to Somali Americans, including U.S. Rep. Ilhan...Read more

President Donald Trump suggested he could seek to oust Federal Reserve governors appointed by President Joe Biden if their commissions were signed by autopen, in his latest bid to exert control over the central bank.

The gambit is unlikely to come to fruition.

Previous Trump declarations that he was voiding Biden actions where the former ...Read more

MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — President Donald Trump’s raucous rally Tuesday night in Pennsylvania was billed as the launch of a national tour focused easing voters’ economic anxieties that threaten Republicans’ hold in Washington with the 2026 midterms looming.

But the economy couldn’t maintain the president’s interest for the duration of ...Read more

MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — A smattering of people pushed their luck Tuesday at the Mount Airy Casino Resort, tapping neon slot buttons, flipping dice onto felt craps tables, and wandering the rows of glowing, dinging machines.

A floor below, President Donald Trump was set to speak in a sprawling ballroom, where event staff hung a huge blue banner: ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Alex Padilla on Tuesday urged the federal government’s independent special counsel to more aggressively investigate whether the Trump administration violated the law by pressing Republican state officials to redraw congressional boundaries to help the GOP.

The Office of Special Counsel told The Sacramento Bee it received ...Read more

In February 2023, Jaime Green, the superintendent of a tiny school district in the mountains of Northern California, flew to Washington, D.C., with an urgent appeal.

The Secure Rural Schools Act, a longstanding financial aid program for schools like his in forested counties, was about to lapse, putting thousands of districts at risk of losing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives signaled Tuesday they are likely to rule for Republicans and President Trump by throwing out a Watergate-era limit on campaign funding by political parties.

The court has repeatedly said campaign money is protected as free speech, and the new ruling could allow parties to support their candidate'...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The primary election is coming up fast, and there will be several competitive races for the North Carolina House and Senate.

All 120 House seats and all 50 Senate seats are on the ballot, and in many deep-red or deep-blue districts, the March primary is the only opportunity for a competitive race.

This year, there are seven ...Read more

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe has sought federal recognition for over a century. A provision included this week in a defense spending bill in Congress would give it to them — and could be voted on within days.

Rep. Mark Harris, a Republican whose district is home to a large portion of the Lumbee Tribe, said in a statement that he and his ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Swapping the stage for the second floor of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Gene Simmons traded his usual rock-star trappings and signature black-and-white face makeup for a suit.

The hard-charging former KISS bassist testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee on Tuesday in support of a bill ...Read more