The Department of Government Efficiency is proposing mass layoffs of federal workers, rolling back regulations, and eliminating entire departments. Critics worry that could have very real effects for people around the country … and in Illinois.
Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded Monday without violence or mayhem, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of supporters stormed the Capitol.
Last summer, President-elect Trump proposed offering green cards to international students, who graduate from American schools. Students are hopeful, but also skeptical.
Many economists and commodity groups say import taxes on products from countries such as China, Mexico and Canada could boomerang and harm U.S. agriculture.
FBI Director Christopher Wray told the bureau workforce Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January.
Illinois was one of a handful of states that went for Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election, but residents in the central part of the state have differing visions of what happens next with former President Donald Trump heading back to the White House.
Calls to Planned Parenthood Illinois surged 15% in the days immediately after the election, with wait times doubling to as much as 20 minutes.
With Vice President Kamala Harris securing a majority of the Black vote, what does a second Trump presidency mean for Black Americans?
President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation Thursday in what was his first appearance on camera following Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris. “In a democracy, the will of the people always prevails,” he said near the beginning. Biden said he had spoken with Trump and assured him that he would direct his administration to ensure a
Both presidential campaigns are making their closing arguments in the final days leading up to the election. Conversation online about Black men not willing to vote has spiraled after former President Barack Obama pushed them to cast a ballot. Like many residents in Champaign County, McKinley Phillips told Pierce he and his family are
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, what are the top concerns of Black voters in Champaign? And what challenges do Americans face as they head to the polls?
The Associated Press interviewed people across battleground states this week as they grappled with a political divide that only seems to be growing more insurmountable after years of historic upheaval.
Election season is causing anxiety for some college students who are casting their ballots for the first time. Many students are voting early and taking advantage of the service being offered on campuses across Champaign County. One of several polling locations include Parkland College. Robin Fitzgerald, 19 was one of the first in line before
A big question for many people on election day will be how a new president could impact health care –– particularly Medicaid, the public health insurance program for low-income adults. Much has been made of Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for if former President Donald Trump were to win the upcoming election. It’s authored by the
Harris has done interviews with radio host Charlamagne tha God and Fox News anchor Bret Baier. Trump sat for a contentious interview with the editor of Bloomberg News at an economic forum in Chicago.