The earth didn’t shake this week when former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on corruption charges. But it could have. Perhaps it should have.

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some would miss out on plum appointments.

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip ...

Amazon’s currently offering this premium portable speaker for $175 – that’s a substantial $125 off its regular $300 price tag, representing a 42% discount on one of Marshall’s most versatile speakers.

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Virginia Del. Dan Helmer is suing fellow Democrats who accused him of a 2018 sexual assault in June, days before he competed ...

Follow updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The ...

Columbus sent Smyre to the Capitol back in 1974 where he quickly caught the eye of longtime House Speaker Tom Murphy, who took him under his wing. His portrait now hangs near Murphy’s. Smyre became ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted Wednesday of 10 counts of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud. Madigan was speaker for 36 years before he was replaced after the bribery ...

Republicans in Michigan passed a rule change resolution regarding pork projects being prohibited from going to sanctuary ...

Is the Texas House Republican-led now that committee assignments have dropped? It may be that things are even-split, strictly ...