Politics

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speak during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the U.S. Embassy, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

AP source: Pres. Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct

By Matthew Lee

October 11, 2026 at 7:01 p.m.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan

By Kevin Freking

October 11, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to...

Five candidates vying for open Indiana Secretary of State seat

By Anna Ortiz

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Candidates are describing this year’s secretary of state race as pivotal, with five individuals campaigning...

Surrounded by security, President Donald Trump switches planes at U.S. Air Force Base, RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk Eastern England, on his way back to Washington from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump says advisers wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

By Will Weissert

August 11, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a...

Chicago Public Schools acting Chief Financial Officer Wally Stock answers questions about the budget during the board of education meeting at CPS headquarters in Chicago on July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CPS looks to reverse layoffs, but says $100 million won’t be enough

By Kate Armanini

August 12, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools leaders are moving to reverse layoffs — as directed by school board...

Sean Reid of Rockingham, Vt., casts his ballot at the polling station in Rockingham during Vermont’s state and federal primary elections on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting

By Michael Casey

August 11, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to...

Flanked by elected officials, community leaders and supporters, Mayor Brandon Johnson sits down at Northerly Island to sign an executive order for greater oversight of data center development in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs data center order and pushes City Council for moratorium

By Jake Sheridan

August 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order directing his administration to toughen air pollution evaluations,...

FILE – U.S. and Russian national flags wave on the wind at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, Russia, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/ Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released

By Ben Finley

August 11, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Russia released an American military veteran on Tuesday, allowing his return to the U.S. after...

Angel Velez, center, vice president of the Chicago Board of Education, expresses concern about legislation in Springfield on May 13, 2026, in Chicago. Velez, representing District 9A on the South Side, and Cydney Wallace, representing District 8A on the South Side, were among the candidates removed from the school board ballot last month. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

After weeks of challenges, Chicago school board ballot is nearly set

By Kate Armanini

August 11, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners voted to kick off a final school board hopeful...

Former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay, shown during a session held by the commission at the Gary Public Library and Cultural Center on Monday, April 13, 2026, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana and Gov. Mike Braun. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Former Chair Zay sues Gov. Braun, state after ouster from IURC

By Maya Wilkins

August 11, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

Former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay has filed a lawsuit against the state...

FILE – President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account at an event about coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)

As Trump Media scraps some businesses, it’s doubling down on Truth Social and the president

By Bernard Condon

August 11, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

The president’s media company has tried its hand at a half-dozen new lines of business...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks on June 16, 2026, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson names Ashlee Gabrysch as new chief financial officer

By Alice Yin

August 11, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed a new chief financial officer Monday, filling one of two vacancies...

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

By Josh Boak

August 11, 2026 at 8:29 a.m.

President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50...