Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) condemned President Donald Trump on Friday for threatening federal intervention in Chicago to tackle crime.  Speaking about Chicago over the weekend, the president suggested the government will “straighten that one out next” after he federalized Washington, D.C., earlier this month, sending federal troops and other law enforcement personnel to the area to […]

With no more elections in his future, President Donald Trump has begun to look past the Xs and Os of his daily battles to the grade on his final report card. “There has to be some kind of a report card up there someplace. You know, like ‘Let’s go to heaven, let’s get into heaven.’ […]

A federal judge on Friday expanded his ruling blocking the Trump administration from cancelling government funding to dozens of accused sanctuary jurisdictions.   San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge William Orrick in April ruled in favor of 16 counties and cities that sued the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind billions in funding due to criticism that their policies […]

The Texas Legislature passed a new GOP-drawn congressional map early Saturday that is designed to net Republicans in Congress up to five additional House seats, capping off a weeks-long sprint to redraw districts in the party’s favor at the request of President Donald Trump.   The legislation was approved by Republicans along party lines in […]