Politics

FILE – Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Barack Obama to campaign with Ohio Democrats as he expands outreach ahead of Election Day

By Meg Kinnard

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

Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to shore up support for Democratic candidates...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s new White House press secretary, makes a very brief appearance before reporters

By Michelle L. Price

October 13, 2026 at 10:52 a.m.

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time on...

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)

Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

By Matthew Lee

October 13, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

President Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigned on Tuesday after allegations of improper...

People watch fireworks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, early Sunday, July 5, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary

By Steven Sloan

July 5, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.

President Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th...

President Donald Trump greets supporters after arriving on a Freedom 250 train, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them?

By Thomas Beaumont

July 4, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

President Donald Trump reshaped this year’s U.S. Senate map by sidelining some Republican incumbents and...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis . (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Several Indiana laws take effect in July

By Post-Tribune

July 4, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

A variety of new laws went into effect on July 1 in Indiana, including bans...

Chris Johnson at his home in Atlanta on June 24, 2026. Johnson, a 58-year-old registered Republican who considers himself a libertarian, has voted in every Georgia election for the past 40 years. When he prepared to vote in the state primary in May 2026, he asked ChatGPT to tell him which of the candidates was the most libertarian. (David Walter Banks/The New York Times)

‘Who Should I Vote for?’ Voters turn to AI before casting their ballots

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

July 4, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

Voters are turning to new AI tools to serve as nonpartisan researchers, viewing them as...

An excavator brings down the remnants of a building as demolition continues at the former Tinley Park Mental Heath Center, July 2, 2026. Officials expect to finish cleanup at the site by the end of the year. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Park District remains focused on cleanup, mum on future use for Tinley Park mental health center land

By Addison Wright

July 4, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

Officials said initial demolition and cleanup of the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center should...

A flight of F-18s, F-35s and a F-22 fly past a picture of President Donald Trump hanging on the U.S. Department of Labor near the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Fireworks, heat and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday

By Steven Sloan

July 4, 2026 at 9:34 a.m.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization...

A pair of Abraham Lincolns stand for the national anthem on March 25, 2026, during a ceremony marking Navy Pier as a symbolic starting point of Route 66. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois 250: Meet the state’s most influential people, from architects to a pope and future presidents

By Kori Rumore

July 5, 2026 at 10:52 p.m.

Chicago is where everyone from architects to a pope and future presidents have made a...

State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, sits in the House chamber as lawmakers discuss bills at the Illinois State Capitol on April 8, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Illinois Rep. Harry Benton resigns after investigation into conduct Speaker Welch called ‘outrageous’

By Jeremy Gorner

July 3, 2026 at 6:18 p.m.

Illinois state Rep. Harry Benton, a Democrat from Plainfield, resigned from the Illinois General Assembly...

A bicyclist passes by mail ballot drop boxes for voters outside the Cook County office building in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors come out against President Trump’s Postal Service rule

By A.D. Quig

July 3, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors came out against President Donald Trump's proposed rule...

Drones put on a show in the sky near independence hall in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Auresto)

Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up

By Steven Sloan

July 3, 2026 at 10:03 a.m.

Festivities marking the 250th anniversary of American independence are ramping up across the United States.