President Trump isn't planning to send a new to-do list to Congress after he signed his signature legislative victory into ...

President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill” has received plenty of criticism and pushback, including from U.S. Rep Adam Smith, D-WA.

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Senators Schumer, Klobuchar, and Blumenthal voiced strong opposition to recent legislation signed by President Trump, citing its immediate negative effects on healthcare, Medicaid, and rural hospitals ...

The death toll from the July 4th weekend flooding in Central Texas has climbed to 110. Officials shared the latest updates on ...

The promise of more funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is receiving both support and resistance ...

When President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" came up for a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, not a ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is open to bringing NASCAR back to Chicago. At a news conference with reporters on Tuesday he weighed in on the street race and holiday weekend violence.

According to the Washington Post, the death count from the flash floods that ravaged Central Texas over the 4th of July ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders at a “multilateral lunch” as their region reels from the ...