Category: Politics

The first contingent of President Trump’s call-up of National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday as the administration pushes to crack down on crime in some of the country’s…

Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed 107 of President Trump’s nominees to executive roles, taking advantage of their recent rules change to clear most of the backlog that built up amid…

President Trump on Tuesday vowed to cut billions in federal programs and fire a ‘substantial’ number of workers if the government shutdown continues. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney…

The Latin Kings street gang in Illinois placed a bounty on a senior Border Patrol official who has been instrumental in the administration’s attempt to surge arrests and deportations in…

The FBI spied on eight Senate Republicans and a House Republican lawmaker in 2023 during the Justice Department’s broad inquiry into the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Senate Republicans…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an order Monday creating what he called “ICE-free zones” in his city, where federal agents are forbidden from staging to carry out immigration arrests. He…

President Trump said the government shutdown will not hinder the pay raises he is seeking for every member of the U.S. military. Celebrating the Navy’s 250th anniversary, Mr. Trump blamed…

The government shutdown enters its sixth day Monday with lawmakers still stuck in their partisan corners and no prospect of a swift resolution. No one knows when the shutdown will…

President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of the his use…

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Trump administration gave him an “ultimatum” of calling up his troops or having National Guard members nationalized. Up to 300 members of the Illinois…