Mother of slain Plainfield boy Wadee Alfayoumi meets Biden for ‘human-to-human connection’
We are connected by God. We both lost children,” Hanan Shaheen tells president after discussing the dehumanization of ...
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Then and now: What has changed as Trump returns to the White House
When Donald Trump arrived in Washington in 2017 just before his first inauguration, he was a stranger to most in town. As the ...
Illinois Congressional Democrats plot ways to blunt policies after Trump takes office
Democrats in Congress representing the Chicago area looking for ways to limit the scope of President-elect’s Donald Trump’s ...
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After major 2024 defeats, the Democratic Party searches for a new direction
The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and ...
Democrats' crisis of the future: the biggest states that back them are shrinking
No GOP strongholds are projected to lose seats. Florida and Texas are projected to pick up four seats each. Arizona, Idaho, ...
Rebuffed by Biden, former Sen. Bob Menendez seeks a pardon from Trump
The New Jersey Democrat is facing potentially years in prison after he was convicted on federal corruption charges in July.
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Biden leaves behind complicated legacy as time in White House runs out
President Joe Biden delivered his farewell to the U.S. earlier this week as he prepares to leave office after one term placed ...
Indiana lawmakers propose state absorb disgruntled Illinois counties
Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...