Politics

The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel

By Michelle L. Price

October 9, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a City Club of Chicago event at Maggiano's Banquets on Sept. 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes debt issuance rule backed by aldermen

By Jake Sheridan

October 9, 2026 at 6:06 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a veto late Friday to an ordinance passed by aldermen to...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners meets in the County Board room on Oct. 5, 2023. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

Appointed Democrat Kisha McCaskill faces Republican Richard Nolan in Cook County Board 5th District

By Evy Lewis

October 9, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.

Democrat Kisha McCaskill, appointed last year in Cook County's 5th Dist, faces Republican Richard Nolan...

Gabriel Solache, at Northwestern Law School in Chicago, Feb. 5, 2018 was exonerated along with Arturo Reyes, not pictured, after serving nearly two decades in prison for a 1998 double murder. (Lou Foglia/baiduhai)

City advancing $13.75 million more for lawsuits tied to ex-cop’s alleged misconduct

By Jake Sheridan

September 14, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

Aldermen recommended Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes get the deals to resolve suits alleging ex-Det....

Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Bettina Anderson look at each other while waiting for President Donald Trump to speak at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Edward S. Walsh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Dublin. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration was partially funded by Russian oligarch, the couple confirms

By Jill Colvin

September 14, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was...

Indiana State Representative Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond, left, talks to constituents after the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Town Hall at the Hammond Sportsplex Saturday afternoon. The town hall was one of several the caucus will hold before the General Assembly heads back in January. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Indiana Black Legislative Caucus pushing for utility accountability in 2027

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 14, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.

Before the August 11 derecho hit, utilities legislation was already top-of-mind for the Indiana Black...

Former Clarendon Hills Village Clerk Dawn Tandle swears in police detective Aaron Shirley to the rank of sergeant at a Village Board meeting in 2017. A referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot will ask Clarendon Hills voters if the village clerk position should become a post appointed by the mayor. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Ballot item to ask Clarendon Hills voters if village clerk should become appointed position

By Chuck Fieldman

September 14, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

A referendum on changing the village clerk position in Clarendon Hills from an elected post...

FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin Conference, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

President Trump calls AI risks a ‘hoax,’ says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers

By Josh Boak

September 14, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally for democratic candidates Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Monroe, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

By Steve Peoples

September 14, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

An increasing number of Democrats in red and blue states are distancing themselves from their...

President Donald Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough.

By Seung Min Kim

September 14, 2026 at 6:17 a.m.

President Donald Trump has amassed significant amounts of crypto wealth while in office, complicating dynamics...

FILE – Delivery vans are parked during a protest staged as part of a countrywide National Day of Action Tuesday, July 28, 2026, outside the main United States Postal Service headquarters in northeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

By Nicholas Riccardi

September 14, 2026 at 6:10 a.m.

A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S. Postal Service not implement President Donald...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana, speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

House Speaker Mike Johnson says President Donald Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval

By Didi Tang

September 13, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult if his Republican Party...

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden rides his motorcycle in a Labor Day parade with his grandsons, Teddy and Henry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Readstown, Wis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Trump ally in Wisconsin sticks close to the president as Democrats push to flip swing district

By Scott Bauer

September 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the U.S. House who distance...