Giant flag painted on home's lawn on eve of Fourth of July

A local resident painted a massive flag on his front lawn on the eve of the Fourth of July in Plant City.

Appeals court: Trump can't use Pentagon cash for border wall

An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election.

Megan Rapinoe fires back at critics: I'm ‘uniquely and deeply American'

Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. Women's National Team, has a message for those calling her anti-American: "I think that I'm particularly and uniquely and very deeply American."

Chicago steps up support for immigrants as Trump delays deportation threat

As President Trump postponed immigration raids across the country, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city officials stepped up their support for undocumented workers.

Fed. govt aims to roll back transgender health protection, LGBT groups fear discrimination

The Trump administration proposed Friday to roll back Obama-era discrimination protections for transgender people in health care, a move LGBT groups warn will unleash a wave of discrimination.

Trump slams censorship on social media, gives shoutout to James Woods: We're monitoring closely!

President Trump took to Twitter on Friday evening and slammed social media censorship in reaction to Facebook's recent crackdown of conspiracy theorists, a prominent anti-Semite, and other far-right figures, saying that he's "monitoring and watching closely."

Trump administration wants all of Affordable Care Act struck down

The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act, known as "Obamacare," struck down.

Dow Jones vaults more than 1,000 points for biggest daily point gain ever

U.S. stocks surged Wednesday, recovering all their losses from a Christmas Eve plunge and placing the market on track for its best day in nine months.

Not very merry: US stocks plunge on Christmas Eve

President Donald Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve spooked the stock market on Christmas Eve, and efforts by his Treasury secretary to calm investors' fears only seemed to make matters worse, contributing to another day of heavy losses on Wall Street.

Trump says 'major tax cut' on the way for middle class

President Trump said his administration and the Republican Party are working to introduce a major tax cut for middle-class Americans around the beginning of November.

Dow Jones industrials break through 25,000

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000.

Trump rally at UIC cancelled for 'security reasons'

Supporters and opponents of Donald Trump gathered at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago for a showdown on Friday afternoon, and the rally ended up being canceled for security reasons.