The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and International House are convening the three frontrunner Democratic candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in advance of the March 17,

Why does health care reform keep failing despite decades of attention and expanding costs? A scholar of Congress has some answers.

The Senate is expected to vote this week on Sen. Adam Schiff’s bid to require congressional approval before President Donald Trump takes military action against another country. The U.S. military strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Saturday came without congressional consent.

The political fight over how to treat public workers in the retirement system is no longer hypothetical. The House and Senate have already signed off on a major Social Security overhaul, and the next phase is not another floor vote but the slow,

Indiana lawmakers headed back to the Statehouse on Monday to begin the latter half of the 2026 legislative session. Despite only having seven to eight weeks left to work with this year, both Indiana House and Senate Democrats unveiled ambitious legislative agendas.

Schumer said several GOP committee chairs have expressed concern to top Democrats over Trump’s extraordinary Venezuela military operation.

House Speaker Jason White made one thing clear heading into 2026: School choice is the House’s priority — even as the Senate stays quiet.