The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, fracturing the party with calls to oust Schumer as leader and primary Democrats who sided with the GOP.
The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...
Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting to allow the measure to proceed for a final vote on Friday. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., voted against it, saying she refuses to give Trump ...
The Senate took a procedural vote Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of ...
The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
The GOP bill would gut funding for health care, increase military spending, and fund mass deportation. It narrowly passed the ...
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois leaders with the National League of Cities ...
Some members of Congress are feeling the public outrage in the sheer volume of people calling their offices, attending ...
Hartman was selected by Sen. Dick Durbin for this highly competitive program, joining only 29 students nationwide for the fall appointment. The U.S. Senate Page Program is a highly selective ...
A new proposal in Springfield would change how Illinois funds its roads, by charging drivers by the mile instead of a gas tax. Gene Simmons, formerly of the rock band KISS, is giving fans the ...