GOP MOVES: Richard Porter, a battle-hardened Republican Party loyalist, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now ...

While senators are leaving Washington at a higher-than-normal pace, House open seats are lagging behind the historical ...

With the 2026 elections rapidly approaching, I hope you will rely on The Intelligencer to provide you with the fair and ...

Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday urged his Republican colleagues to vote against defunding public media, citing WGLT’s election events as one example of how local stations serve their communities.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two bumpy years running Elon Musk’s social media platform.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, putting him in charge of ...

WASHINGTON — Democratic state attorneys general vowed recently on Capitol Hill to continue legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s “outrageous overreach” through executive orders to strip ...

Former Representative Gauging Support for Run in 2026 After Prison Sentence for Campaign Finance Misuse Former Democratic ...

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is calling the GOP-led budget reconciliation bill a "Big Ugly Bill" and is running to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in 2026, pledging to continue working across the aisle to ...

A Democratic senator tried to put Trump's pick for ambassador to Singapore through the paces, and declared him 'not currently prepared' for his posting. He appears to frequent Trump's golf club.

Yaccarino joined X, then known as Twitter, in 2023, about six months after Musk’s tumultuous takeover of the platform.