Politics

Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey attend a gubernatorial debate at the WTTW studios on Oct. 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

In lone debate for Illinois governor, Bailey gets testy as Pritzker links challenger to Trump

By Rick Pearson

October 13, 2026 at 11:12 p.m.

Republican Darren Bailey repeatedly interrupted Gov. JB Pritzker in their only scheduled debate, while the...

Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (left) addresses the crowd. Buttigieg was in the area on Tuesday to kick off a canvass launch and rally for Congressman Frank Mrvan and State Senate candidate Scott Houldieson at Andorra Banquets in Schererville. The Rally took place on Oct. 13, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune).

Pete Buttigieg rallies Democrats canvassing for Northwest Indiana candidates

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 13, 2026 at 10:39 p.m.

Pete Buttigieg knows Northwest Indiana Democrats aren’t alone in being angry about the way things...

Jessica Biggs attends a forum for Chicago Board of Education president candidates at Malcolm X College on Oct. 5, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Billionaire donor Michael Sacks gives $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs

By Kate Armanini

October 13, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic donor Michael Sacks donated $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs, the largest...

FILE – The lower Manhattan skyline, including the new One World Trade Center building at right, is shown as viewed from near the Statue of Liberty, Jan. 31, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe, AP source says

By Alanna Durkin Richer

June 24, 2026 at 9:35 a.m.

A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and several other...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO’s Trump whisperer heads to the White House to soothe the president ahead of next month’s summit

By Michelle L. Price

June 24, 2026 at 7:31 a.m.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will check in face-to-face with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, visiting...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as he prepares for a meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing

By Mary Clare Jalonick

June 24, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Invited by Florida Sen. Rick Scott to speak at a GOP luncheon in the Capitol,...

A Ferris wheel is seen on the National Mall for the 250 Anniversary celebration, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

How Americans are feeling about the country’s 250th anniversary, according to new polls

By Linley Sanders

June 24, 2026 at 7:35 a.m.

About 4 in 10 U.S. adults feel “proud” about the country’s 250th anniversary, according to...

President Donald Trump dances on stage at a Mack Trucks facility, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

By Josh Boak

June 24, 2026 at 7:37 a.m.

President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited...

Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses in a crowded, pricey New York City congressional primary

By Anthony Izaguirre

June 23, 2026 at 9:45 p.m.

Kennedy family scion and political novice Jack Schlossberg lost Tuesday to New York state Assembly...

FILE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain an immigrant from Guatemala outside a court hearing in lower Manhattan on July 22, 2025. A federal judge in California issued an order on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, blocking immigration agents nationwide from making arrests inside immigration courts. The decision halts what had been one of the most aggressive aspects of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

Federal judge bars ICE from making arrests in immigration courts

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

June 23, 2026 at 9:29 p.m.

A federal judge in California issued an order Tuesday blocking immigration agents nationwide from making...

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Reading Regional Airport, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Trump heads to battleground Pennsylvania but keeps focus on himself ahead of midterm elections

By Mike Catalini

June 23, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in battleground Pennsylvania on Tuesday, attempting to...

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks alongside House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch after signing the state budget, June 16, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears still looking to piece together stadium legislation in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker says

By Olivia Olander

June 23, 2026 at 6:20 p.m.

The Chicago Bears are looking to piece together legislation in Illinois that might pass the...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined from left by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) CORRECTION: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., not Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

By Lisa Mascaro

June 23, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block...