Trump unloads over Syria, impeachment and more, says he 'should be allowed to run the country'
President Trump vented his frustration Monday about the criticisms leveled against him over recent controversies, including his Syria pullout decision, the location of the 2020 G-7 summit and the House’s “illegitimate” impeachment inquiry, while saying the "president of the United States should be allowed to run the country, not have to focus on this kind of crap."
Pelosi and congressional delegation visit Afghanistan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led a congressional delegation on a visit to Afghanistan.
Thomas D'Alesandro III, former Baltimore mayor and Nancy Pelosi's brother, dies at 90
Thomas D'Alesandro III, onetime mayor of Baltimore and brother of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has died at 90.
Trump pulls plug on plan to host G7 at his own resort after outcry from GOP, Democrats
President Donald Trump says he is reversing his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort.
Republican congressman who says he is 'still thinking about' whether to impeach Trump announces he is retiring
Florida Rep. Francis Rooney, one of the few Republicans openly weighing whether to impeach President Donald Trump, said Saturday he will not run for reelection.
Chicago lawmakers push stricter legislation for farm animals
Urban farming has become more common in Chicago neighborhoods, and now lawmakers have begun pushing for stricter legislation that could regulate the number of animals for each household and impose more requirements.
Flannery Fired Up: Chicago teachers' strike, Marijuana business
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Bipartisan bill would require new cars to install alcohol detection software, in effort to prevent drunk driving
A bipartisan bill requiring new cars to install advanced alcohol detection software was introduced on Wednesday to help prevent drunk driving.
Vice President Pence says Turkey agrees to cease-fire in Syria
Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey had agreed to a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria to allow for a Kurdish withdrawal from a security zone roughly 20 miles south of the Turkish border, in what appeared to be a significant embrace of Turkey's position in the week-long conflict.
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday of complications from longstanding health issues, his office said. He was 68.
RNC raises record-setting $27.3 million in September, amid impeachment push
he RNC’s September fundraising haul is the best off-cycle month in the history of both the Republican and Democratic parties.
Embattled former alderman uses loophole to double pension
He's at the center of a growing federal corruption investigation, but former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis has just started collecting a pension of nearly $100,000.
Trump: Turkey-Syria-Kurds face-off isn't America's fight
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. troops are "largely out" of a region of Syria where Turkish forces are attacking the Kurdish fighters who were America's allies in fighting the Islamic State group.
Ocasio-Cortez, Omar endorse Bernie Sanders for president
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are endorsing Bernie Sanders for president.
Pritzker administration won't sale state land for casino
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration says it won't sell state-owned land in a Chicago suburb to further development of a proposed combined race track and casino.
House Democrats won't vote to formalize impeachment inquiry at this time, Pelosi says
House Democrats won't be voting soon to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
New Hampshire poll suggests Michelle Obama would enter race as front-runner
Former first lady Michelle Obama repeatedly has stated there’s "zero chance" she would run for president in 2020 -- but a new poll in New Hampshire, the state holding the first primary in the race for the White House, suggested that if Obama changed her mind, she would enter the race as the front-runner.
Trump to attend fundraiser in Chicago hosted by Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts
President Donald Trump will be visiting Chicago in late October for a high-dollar fundraiser. Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts is hosting the event.
Violent parody video of Trump shooting members of media, critics reportedly shown at his resort
The graphic parody video, which reportedly shows a fake President Donald Trump shooting and assaulting members of the media and his critics, was played at a conference for his supporters, according to The New York Times.
Ambassador to tell Congress 'no quid pro quo' text was a repeat of Trump's words
A U.S. ambassador is expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy that there was no "quid pro quo" in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what President Donald Trump told him, according to a person familiar with his coming testimony in the impeachment probe.