The Senate was once known as the world’s greatest deliberative body, a place where differences were debated, compromises ...

Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...

The price Donald Trump forces innocent migrants to pay for their hard work and support of family over the years is detention ...

Trump and his cohort have proposed huge cuts to the National Institutes of Health, including a whopping 38% cut for The ...

President Trump’s approval ratings remain underwater as he gets mixed reviews on his immigration crackdown, economic handling ...

Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.

To a desert dweller, the Boundary Waters are dizzying and blinding with a brilliance of light that I have not encountered ...

For some Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, patriotism among American citizens is at its lowest point ...

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Sharon Owens’ historic primary win last month last month leaves her poised to become Syracuse’s first Black woman mayor. She ...

A new law, signed by former President Trump, significantly raises the endowment tax for wealthy private universities like ...