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Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is sworn in as State Representative for the 22nd District on Jan. 13 after losing support for his re-election bid for Speaker, a role he held for all but two years since 1983.

Madigan Resigns After 50 Years In Legislature — One Month After Being Forced Out As House Speaker

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has resigned the seat he’s held for the last 50 years effective Thursday.

New State Rep. Angie Guerrero-Cuellar speaks to reporters Thursday after being sworn in to replace former House Speaker Mike Madigan in his 22nd District House seat.

Madigan Chooses Second House District Replacement In Four Days After Asking First Choice To Resign

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s vacated 22nd District House seat has a new occupant — the second replacement in four days — after Madigan...

The pandemic ushered in a new era of emergency housing, but it now faces a fiscal cliff

Advocates are calling on the state to fund non-congregate hotel room shelters

In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have 'Endurance'

Only a handful of aides who started in the very early days of the Trump administration have made it through the first two years. What do they share? Endurance and a tolerance for conflict.

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds the gavel after he was elected on the 15th ballot on January 7, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker after 15 votes and days of negotiations

Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.

A Decade After The Bubble Burst, House Flipping Is On The Rise

House flipping is at an 11-year high in the U.S. New research shows borrowers with good credit like flippers, and not subprime borrowers, were mainly responsible for the crash. Is another bust coming?

Even before the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes, Los Angeles County was trying to balance the need for new housing with the risk of wildfires.

More houses are being built in wildfire-prone areas. Los Angeles has a plan to stop

Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be built in places that could burn?

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump, in the Cannon House Office Building on October 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Here's every word from the 9th Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

Read the full transcript from the Oct. 13 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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NPR'S JOHN NIELSEN REPORTS THAT THE BLENDING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE VERSIONS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW PASSED YESTERDAY BY THE HOUSE COULD BE CRUCIAL FOR SMALL, RURAL TOWNS.

Ethics Hearings

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the House Ethics Committee today began hearings about the proposed punishment for House Speaker Newt Gingrich. A special counsel has recommended that Gingrich pay a 300 thousand dollar penalty as part of his punishment.

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