Attorneys for the East County congressman have asked U.S. District Judge Andrew Schopler in downtown San Diego to stay — or ...

Sentencing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled for Friday, after a judge denied Madigan’s motion ...

Michael Madigan’s sentencing hearing will cap the most aggressive, expansive corruption investigation in Chicago since the ...

While lawmakers failed to pass ethics reform legislation this session, Senate President Don Harmon is facing criticism over a measure that would have mitigated a potential multimillion-dollar fine ...

The Nebraska Republican’s dissent makes him one of a disappearing breed in the G.O.P. — and suggests he may head for the exit ...

A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

As President Donald Trump’s administration targets states and local governments for not cooperating with federal immigration ...

The Supreme Court passed up the chance to weigh in how much leeway state courts have to interpret federal election rules.

Multiple Eastern Illinois Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel ...

Several Republican state legislators say they will be irreparably harmed if a court doesn’t stop the state from enacting the ...

Representing Working Class Voters.” The phrasing here suggests that the class agenda before the Democrats is a fairly ...

A handful of federal employees who helped carry out the Biden administration’s policy priorities are seeking House seats in ...