US Congress Politics
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Lawmakers continuing public events despite disruptive pro-Palestinian protestsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Members of the suburban congressional delegation aren’t letting demonstrations by pro-Palestinian activists deter them from hosting town hall meetings with constituents and attending public events.
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GOP House hopeful Marter slams mail-in voting as ‘a scam’Aug 20, 2025 2:49 pm - The Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood for her seat in Congress supported President Donald Trump’s call to end mail-in voting this week by calling the centuries-old practice “a scam” that is “ripe for fraud.”
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Ex-GOP leader Don Tracy running for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seatAug 13, 2025 3:09 pm - Former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Dick Durbin.
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‘What more could the governor do?’: Illinois lawmakers doubt state’s districts could be more gerrymanderedAug 09, 2025 9:04 am - Politicians on both sides of the aisle doubt Illinois’ congressional districts could be gerrymandered to get even more Democrats elected.
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Bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Dems are stayingAug 06, 2025 10:49 am - St. Charles police are investigating a bomb threat Wednesday morning at a conference center where Democratic Texas state lawmakers have been staying.
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Former GOP official Porter won’t run for Durbin’s Senate seatAug 04, 2025 9:44 am - Former Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter of Northfield on Sunday announced he wouldn’t seek the U.S. Senate seat now held by veteran Democrat Richard Durbin.
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Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting
Aug 04, 2025 7:25 am - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state...
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Diversity in crash test dummies can save women’s lives, Duckworth, GOP senators sayAug 01, 2025 6:07 pm - Plus Realtor lobby cracks down on transit funding proposal and yet another congressional race erupts.
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How Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren agreed on a sweeping housing package
Jul 30, 2025 4:31 pm - A sweeping package of housing reforms is gaining rare bipartisan support in the Senate, raising hopes that Congress might be able to pass legislation that would incentivize local governments and private developers to build more homes.
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Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall