A new and historic era is on the horizon for the University of Washington, as the school's next president will be UW's first African American to take office.

A group of 21 Jewish House Democrats launched a Jewish caucus on Thursday, with Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York and Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois as co-chairs. The move formalizes a group that has ...

For the second legislative session in a row, state Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several chemicals from ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a so-called “sanctuary city.”  Accusing the officials of ...

On Thursday, the birthright citizenship issue is back before Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee. During a hearing last month, he said the case stood out in his more than four decades as a federal ...