Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says in remarks as the Senate poised to pass the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation ...

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois says in daily floor remarks after the murder of a Minnesota state lawmaker, ...

President Trump says the warring Israel and Iran "should make a deal" — but wars have a way of spinning out of control.

You know it’s a bad budget when it’s based on nearly $1 billion in tax increases and enhancements,” a Republican lawmaker ...

This Father’s Day, a new poll offers an eye-opening view of the top priorities among men, including how they feel about the ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption ...

President Donald Trump's administration has released to deportation officials the personal data for millions of Medicaid ...

State government in Illinois voted to roll back some spending on immigration last weekend when state lawmakers passed a $55.2 billion budget, which cut a program that offers health care to some ...

Elon Musk says he’s pulling back from politics, telling NBC News' Christine Romans he’ll spend “a lot less” on campaigns going forward. The Tesla CEO, who recently stepped back from his ...

In addition to writing about how Madigan operated in the world of Illinois government and politics that her adoptive father introduced her to, Lisa Madigan’s letter highlighted what the former ...

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