The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states ...

Illinois' 44,784 federal employees could face a choice of returning to their offices or accepting a buyout offer for eight months of pay and benefits.

Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an ...

From a barrage of executive orders to a midair disaster, the second week of President Donald Trump's second term has been ...

President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back in ...

Trump threatens tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. Follow the latest news on Cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy ...

A roundtable hosted by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten on Friday offered a sneak peek at strategies Illinois clean energy supporters are considering as President Donald Trump threatens to reduce funding for ...

Rauner thought he could use massive funding cuts to force Democrats to break their ties with labor unions. The Trump administration offered no such "grand bargain." ...

Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act last year that called for thousands of new air traffic controllers across the nation, but the Trump administration's efforts to freeze hiring across the ...

Fears and frustrations linger among university researchers around the country whose research work is now in limbo as President Donald Trump’s administration aims to cut what it deems as “wasteful” ...

California shoppers continue to worry in the Trump 2.0 era, as one measure of optimism dropped to a 30-month low.

After the Washington, D.C., plane crash, Trump said he previously set "extraordinary" standards for air traffic control ...