House Republican unity ticked up in 2024, while Senate Democrats saw record success on votes that split the parties.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin joined other representatives and advocates from Citizen Action at the AIDS ...

At a time of such political division, Americans need to find common ground,” said Dr. Scott Oakes, who studies the role of ...

The lawmakers charged that the Trump administration and "extremists" in Congress were seeking tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of everyone else.

Illinois congressional leaders and advocates argue the country needs a federal budget that prioritizes people over profits.

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, a union ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the pick of President Donald Trump ally Kash Patel to lead the FBI on a party-line vote Thursday, setting up a final confirmation ...

In Humphrey's Executor v. United States, the high court held in 1935 that a president must have cause to fire the member of a ...

Democrats slowed proceedings to a crawl in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which voted to advance Patel’s nomination despite ...

From the letter sent yesterday to Senator Richard Durbin (the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee) by Acting Solicitor General Sarah ...

The vote moved Mr. Patel, a Trump loyalist, one step closer to leading the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.