Rep. Robin Kelly on Tuesday joined the Democratic primary field for the open Senate seat in Illinois.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, as head of the Senate, is one of the most influential of Capitol power brokers – nothing gets on the ...

Sen. Ron Johnson said a Republican budget framework doesn't go far enough in cutting spending and said Medicaid reductions shouldn't be off the table.

Lawmakers will use the venue to air out months of concerns over Trump's real-time dismantling of the federal government.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) just made life a great deal harder for the Senate Republicans trying to maintain a firewall ...

South suburban US Rep. Robin Kelly becomes the second candidate to enter what’s expected to be a crowded field to replace ...

So far, Stratton is the only Democrat who’s announced her intention to run. Illinois House Democrats such as Raja ...

Lawmakers must act on two bills in order to ensure the lottery continues past September, or find a way to make up the $2 ...

Lawmakers seek to restore funding for healthy eating program as more families struggle to put food on the table.

GOP lawmakers in Washington have stumbled onto one neat trick to abet the president’s lawlessness—dismantle their own power.

The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and ...

Congress is deep into drafting President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up funding to halt ...