With decades of experience doubting science, the new EPA head assures Americans that environmental oversight will now focus on imagination, optimism, and unchecked confidence

Despite new indictment, internal memos, depleted support and political pressure suggest case could collapse under own weight

Shocking 50% budget slash threatens America's future workforce as maximum grants plummet by 85% while focus narrows to artificial intelligence priorities

Unprecedented Quantico meeting raises speculation after major shakeups in top military leadership

Operation Midway Blitz expands across Illinois as leaders clash over transparency, safety, and federal power

Central bank cuts key rate by a quarter point as labor market weakens, political pressure intensifies

The House prepares to vote on a resolution as Johnson calls Kirk’s death a sobering reminder of political violence in America

Lawmakers want Head Start programs, clinics, food banks and schools to carry caution signs after failed policy to cut aid to immigrant families

Controversial remarks spark terminations, suspensions as institutions respond to assassination fallout

With loyalty to Trump colliding with local backlash over tax reforms, Hoosier Republicans face a volatile political showdown at the Statehouse

Manufactured anger has become the most powerful weapon in American politics, but its emotional toll on communities is leaving scars that no ballot box can heal

Chicago braces for ICE action, National Guard deployment as Trump escalates with AI-generated war imagery, outraging Illinois leaders who vow to defend city's democracy

While federal officials say vaccines remain accessible, experts warn the new restrictions create hidden obstacles for millions of adults and children.

When speed overrides debate and the pen rules without consent, democracy pays the price

Illinois reels as Trump signs executive order to end cashless bail

Behind closed doors, Washington and Moscow weighed oil, gas, and LNG deals as leverage in fragile negotiations to end the war in Ukraine

GOP leader warns that protecting illegal immigrants and radical reforms could deepen political chaos in Minnesota’s largest city

Lawmakers embrace ChatGPT-generated legislation, signaling a new era of human-free democracy

Software glitches, internal turmoil, and leadership shakeups expose challenges in America’s high-stakes maritime drone program.

When history’s darkest chapters fade from memory, democracy risks repeating the same mistakes