Critics want Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff to intervene, arguing that Essayli is unfit to be top federal prosecutor.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison, following his conviction ...

Judge Blakey handed down the 90-month sentence Friday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. He also imposed three years of supervised release after his prison time ends.

Her siblings are all shocked that she would believe this' We just found out that my 75-year-old mother-in-law is a victim of an online scammer. Her cognition is clearly impaired. She has several ...

On a special episode (first released on June 12, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Trump’s spate of controversial pardons hint at a two-tiered system of justice where only allies get clemency. Former U.S.

"Even if we're not worried about your immigration status, I think we should read it so that we're familiar," Clark said.

A judge in Massachusetts has blocked President Donald Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democratic state ...

The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power ...

Michael J. Madigan, who for decades was one of the most influential Democrats in Illinois politics, was convicted of ...

Michael Madigan, once the most powerful politician in Illinois, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison and ...

Several former FirstEnergy executives and lobbyists are set to testify under immunity about their roles in the House Bill 6 ...