The day after Donald Trump won his return to the White House, then-North Carolina Congressman Wiley Nickel began calling for a shadow cabinet, a group of Democrats who would mirror the positions ...

Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

Gambling is becoming increasingly prevalent in North Carolina, starting with the lottery in 2005 and expanding to online ...

An Education Department letter says even race-neutral policies aimed at diversity could result in schools and colleges losing ...

Two agencies that may be affected by the Trump administration’s job cuts are involved in providing disaster relief aid.

President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed ...

The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of ...

CHICAGO – WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big stories from the week. This week’s topics include Gov. JB Pritzker issuing a warning about the Trump ...

Thousands of federal workers have been laid off as the President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency continues shrinking the federal workforce. Among those job cuts was ...

President Donald Trump has sparred with Maine’s governor during a meeting of governors at the White House. Democratic Gov.

The case, brought by attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia, represents a pivotal test for the ...

How much does it cost to rename military bases and American landmarks? Spoiler alert: millions of dollars – and maybe a ...