Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) is under scrutiny for accepting what potentially could be considered illegal campaign cash from financial firms that manage the...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 120 members of Congress urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to recognize that pregnant workers are entitled to reasonable...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House members questioned whether the culture at General Motors could truly change, and whether the dismissal of 15 employees was enough,...
Colorado lawmakers have approved the world's first financial system for the marijuana industry, a network of uninsured cooperatives designed to give pot businesses a...
"Revenge porn" could become a felony crime in Illinois with hefty fines and jail time under a new proposal filed in Springfield Wednesday.
If passed,...
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Illinois House and Senate approved a long-awaited measure on Tuesday to reform the nation's worst-funded state...
The clock struck 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday with congressional lawmakers incapable of reaching an agreement on a short-term measure to fund the government. The failure led to the first government shutdown since 1996, and stood as another low point for a Congress that's pretty much only had low points. With the historically unpopular Congress now ...
After three violent inmates escaped from an Arizona private prison in July 2010, prompting a two-week, multi-state manhunt, state corrections officials demanded...
