Some Republicans are calling for the FBI’s involvement after Texas Democrats left the state to block Republicans from passing ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had requested FBI involvement after 57 legislators decamped to blue states — including Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.

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Today: Sweeping U.S. tariffs kick in; Trump, Putin to face each other; Texas Dems receive bomb threat; Epstein intrigue.

Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a Republican quorum to vote on a controversial congressional redistricting plan ...

Stephen Colbert confronted Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker after the 'Late Show' host placed a congressional map of the state amid the politician's appearance.

Police responded to a report of a potential bomb threat at a suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning, and leaders of the ...

Late-night CBS host Stephen Colbert used his talk show to make a point to Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker during ...

After rallying Tuesday with Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois to prevent a vote on Republicans Congressional redistricting ...

The effort by President Trump and his allies is the latest example of them trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every ...

The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. Our small, but mighty ...

Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed a Special Session of the Texas Legislature. Buried in the priorities he laid ...