Lawmakers convicted of felonies tied to their government jobs, like ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, are banned from ...

The verdicts end a months-long federal trial for one of the most powerful political figures in Illinois, He didn’t have the ...

After a four-month trial featuring more than 60 witnesses, followed by nearly 65 hours of deliberations, a federal jury this morning found former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan guilty of ...

Speaker Mike Johnson declined to say whether President Donald Trump and his administration should comply with court rulings.

BUDGET OR BUST: It’s do-or-die time for Speaker Mike Johnson. At 10 a.m., the House Budget Committee marks up leadership’s budget resolution as Johnson practically dares a small cadre of intransigent ...

MANKATO — An alumnus of Minnesota State University has been chosen as the keynote speaker for the college’s annual Dr.

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As layoff notices were sent out agency by agency, federal employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being ...

On January 26, a suspect surrendered to Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. The 24-year-old confessed to driving from ...

The billionaire, chosen by President Trump to lead a federal overhaul, insisted he was working transparently, but his team’s secretive actions have delivered shocks across the government.

Lewis, 74, is no longer performing musically after contracting Meniere’s disease, a chronic inner ear problem. But, make no ...

A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of some charges Wednesday in a mixed ...