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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump put commuting imprisoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich sentence on hold after critics pushed back and if it is revived, the Illinois Republicans in Congress want a ...
Ben Collins has overseen the comeback of a print edition of 'The Onion' over the past year and pledges that it will continue ...
But one power sits above the law, untouched by Congress, immune to the courts and utterly unaccountable: the presidential pardon. It is the kind of absolute authority you’d expect in a monarchy ...
Illinois coach Brad Underwood, like every other Division I coach, will have to come to grips with the fallout of the House ...
The Supreme Court justices’ annual financial disclosures were released Tuesday, revealing millions of dollars in combined book payments to the justices in 2024.
The House antitrust settlement this month was geared to bring guardrails and sanity to the chaotic world of college athletics. However, as we absorb the feedback from Judge Claudia Wilken's decision, ...
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in politics and government in the state Capitol.
SAFETY CALL: The Illinois State Police is working with Gov. JB Pritzker and top legislative leaders to offer increased ...
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released new guidance on "facility visit and engagement protocol for Members of Congress and staff." "ICE detention locations and Field ...
Lawmakers under 45 — Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s cohort — used to be much better represented in Congress. In 1981, when the median age was at its lowest since at least 1951, some 37 percent of House ...
Decades after Congress ceded much of its war powers authority to the presidency, it is going to have a hard time taking it back.
Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.