Two National Guard members from West Virginia were shot Wednesday afternoon near the White House, the state's governor confirmed. After a story was published last week claiming that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat to kill those remaining, both Hegseth and the Pentagon reiterated their defense of the War Department’s actions as completely legal. States that refuse to turn over data on food stamp recipients will lose all SNAP funding, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday. And more...

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Trump vows to pause migration after D.C. shooting

Hegseth, Pentagon stand by explanation of second boat strike

'No data, no money:' USDA says states who don't hand over info will lose SNAP funding

Trump election interference case in Georgia dismissed

California anti-discrimination law raises concerns

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With the record-long government shutdown finally over, Republicans are ramping up conversations about how to reform Obamacare and address the rising cost of insurance premiums. Congress on Tuesday agreed to pass a bill by unanimous consent requiring the U.S. attorney general to release all documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Responding to Americans' frustrations over high grocery prices, President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday exempting more than 200 food products from tariffs. And more...

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With shutdown over, fight over Obamacare reform is on

U.S. Senate passes bill to release Epstein files, heads to Trump's desk

Trump rolls back tariffs on over 200 foods in sharp reversal

Lawmaker: Prediction markets coming if Wisconsin doesn't approve sports betting

California attorney general, agency face possible sanctions

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With the longest government shutdown in history finally over, federal agencies are slowly bringing affected services back online and hoping to resume normal operations by the end of next week. President Donald Trump has again floated the idea of sending Americans $2,000 from tariff revenue, but a new analysis suggests the import taxes won't bring in enough money to cover the proposed checks. The U.S. House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol cost almost twice as much as previously reported, including spending taxpayer funds for TV news producers and documentary filmmakers to create videos dramatizing its case against President Donald Trump, an investigation by The Center Square found. And more...

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Federal services to slowly recover following end of government shutdown

Analysis: Trump's proposed tariff rebate would cost twice as much as tariffs

Jan. 6 panel cost twice previous estimates, hiring TV producers to dramatize attack

Wisconsin school consolidation could be near 'pendulum swing'

Pennsylvania finally closes $50.1B budget deal

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Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after taking down the former Democrat New York governor for a second time on Tuesday. For the 14th time, U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday filibustered Republicans’ funding bill to reopen the government, guaranteeing that the ongoing shutdown will be the longest in U.S. history. The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump's tariff authority a chilly reception on Wednesday, with his economic agenda hanging in the balance and businesses and consumers watching for higher prices. And more...

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ELECTION DAY 2025: NYC elects Mamdani, Democrats sweep VA, NJ governors' races

Government shutdown to surpass 35 days, breaking all records 

U.S. Supreme Court frosty on Trump's tariff power as world watches

Congressional Perks: Luxury cars and mileage result in big costs for taxpayers

 UC system mandates training affirming gender ideology

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President Donald Trump feels confident the flow of fentanyl from China will be curbed following a “great meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. Despite opposition from major federal labor unions, Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ Continuing Resolution to reopen and fund the government for the 13th time Tuesday. The California Public Employees' Retirement System for state employees lost 71% of its $468 million investment in a clean energy and technology private equity fund, state records show, but CalPERS won’t explain how. And more...

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Trump slices China fentanyl tariff in half following meeting with Xi

Democrats refuse to end shutdown for 13th time, drawing GOP ire 

CA state retirement fund lost 71% of $468M put in clean energy, won’t say how

Illinois agency buys incompatible computer system meant to 'streamline' DEI efforts

Poll: Most voters against federal govt controlling education

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President Donald Trump’s plans to “restore election integrity” and prevent voter fraud include banning mail-in voting and requiring that voters present identification at the polls. Wisconsin has paid billions of dollars in recent years for outside investors to manage most of the state's retirement funds even though it has an expansive team of highly paid investment employees, according to state data. Senate Democrats are set to block Republicans’ government funding bill for the 12th time Wednesday, keeping the federal government shut down despite tens of millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing food stamps or early childhood education assistance. And more...

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Poll: Majority of Americans favor voter ID requirement, split on mail-in voting ban

Wisconsin's highly paid state investors pay others to do most investing

Record-long govt shutdown threatens food, early childhood education assistance

WSBA ends investigation into WA AG Nick Brown hours after inquiry by The Center Square

'Moral disaster': Wisconsin leaders want answers on teacher assault probe

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The man accused of firebombing the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in Harrisburg pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated arson and terrorism on Tuesday. It’s been two weeks since the federal government shut down, and lawmakers are no closer to reaching a deal after U.S. Senate Democrats voted down Republicans’ funding bill for the eighth time Tuesday. A new poll shows that President Donald Trump’s approval rating reached 48% in October, a number mostly bolstered by Republicans. And more...

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Balmer pleads guilty to attempted murder of Pennsylvania governor

Govt shutdown predicted to drag on after funding bill fails for 8h time in Senate

Trump approval rating at 48% in October, poll finds

Some New York school districts spend almost or more than $100,000 a student

WATCH: UW professor says campus problems go much deeper than anti-Semitism

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President Donald Trump expressed a desire to designate Antifa a foreign terror organization; now, a U.S. senator is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make it happen. U.S. senators have left town for the weekend and will not vote again on a federal funding bill until Tuesday, meaning the ongoing government shutdown will stretch into its third week. Despite federal pushback for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Illinois has spent millions of dollars in the past few years for new, high-paying government jobs to increase the amount of state contracts that go to businesses owned by racial minorities, women and people with disabilities, an investigation by The Center Square found.

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Senator urges Rubio to move forward designating Antifa a foreign terror organization

Hundreds of National Guard activated in Illinois

'Shameful:' GOP leaders frustrated with Dems on tenth day of shutdown

Fiscal Fallout: Illinois diversity commission's budget ballooning but results lag

Wisconsin legislator: Schools must fulfill financial reporting before referendum

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As the government shutdown enters its second day, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended Republican leaders’ refusal to concede to Democrats’ health care policy demands in exchange for their votes on federal funding. A hard deadline has been set for Hamas to agree to a peace deal proposed by President Donald Trump and accepted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning this is their “last chance.” The results of a May executive order aiming to reform drug pricing are beginning to materialize, per an administration announcement Tuesday. And more...

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'I don't have anything to negotiate': Johnson holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy

Trump gives Hamas a Sunday deadline to agree to peace deal, or else

Administration strikes deal with Pfizer to reduce drug costs

Congressional Conflicts: Lawmakers dump Tylenol stock before autism controversy

Texas A&M President resigns over controversy in LGBTQ teachings

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Ryan Routh was found guilty of all charges in a plot to kill Donald Trump by a federal jury that needed little time to reach a verdict Tuesday afternoon. Government funding negotiations came to a standstill Tuesday after President Donald Trump cancelled talks with Democratic congressional leaders, saying no meeting “could possibly be productive” given their demands. Discretionary spending by Illinois state leaders has increased more than $16 billion since J.B. Pritzker became governor nearly seven years ago. And more...

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Routh guilty on all charges in plot to kill Trump

'Brutal slog:' Government shutdown looms as bipartisan negotiations derail

Fiscal Fallout: Illinois spending swells 43% under Pritzker

Trump introduces $100k H-1B visa charge

WATCH: Report says national student debt more than $1.6T

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