WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday (Jul 5) he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the ...

Republicans in Congress have just passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Widely dubbed the cruelest piece of legislation in US ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s decision last week to hold back $6.8 billion in federal K-12 funds next year has triggered ...

Scheduled increases in the minimum wage will come too late now that Congress has passed Trump's tax and budget bill.

Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...

The Senate was once known as the world’s greatest deliberative body, a place where differences were debated, compromises ...

President Trump’s approval ratings remain underwater as he gets mixed reviews on his immigration crackdown, economic handling ...

The price Donald Trump forces innocent migrants to pay for their hard work and support of family over the years is detention ...

To a desert dweller, the Boundary Waters are dizzying and blinding with a brilliance of light that I have not encountered ...

Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.

The massive piece of legislation to which President Donald Trump has just attached his legacy allocates $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement over the next four years—including $45 ...

As I write this, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is talking … and talking … and talking, using his ...