Sen. Shelli Yoder will replace Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, as Senate minority leader after the public learned about three more women who accused Taylor of sexual misconduct.
A leaked Chicago City Hall memo shows Mayor Brandon Johnson wanted Chicago Public Schools Chief Pedro Martinez out in September.
County records indicate more than $120 million was spent on settlements this year.
A Chicago alderman and other advocates are asking the Chicago Board of Education to reschedule Friday’s special meeting to address CEO Pedro Martinez’s job status.
President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
A Kansas official who is an informal adviser to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on immigration issues doesn’t expect mass deportations to prompt arrests of migrants at sensitive locations such as schools and churches.
U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year.
On Dec. 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice. (He was subsequently acquitted by the Senate.)
U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought.
President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.