Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide healthcare, food benefits and financial ...

Blue Island’s closed MetroSouth is a warning of what could happen if President Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts are approved, ...

Charlie Hunt, associate professor of political science, was recently interviewed for an article that reported on Congress’ ...

President Donald Trump isn’t asking Congress to do much these days. In fact, it often seems like he’d rather he didn’t have ...

The Senate parliamentarian says a measure that would reverse what Trump has called an "EV mandate" doesn't qualify for a ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is really about one big thing: Taxes. Some conservative economists say it also shows a striking shift in Republican tax policy.

Millions of acres of public lands in California and across the West could be put up for sale over the next five years under ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who scored a big win by getting Senate GOP leaders to add language extending the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to President Trump’s budget package, is ...

While Jersey's governor's race isn't in your face every day, both candidates will spend their summer sharpening their knives.

After regularly honoring Juneteenth during his first term, he acknowledged the 2025 holiday with a snarky post on Americans ...

Republican Senator Mike Lee has defended his push to include the potential sale of public lands in the party's budget ...

The Senate parliamentarian said GOP efforts to repeal climate programs, vehicle rules, and permit fee provision violate the Byrd Rule.