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Josh Karp's biography A Futile and Stupid Gesture chronicles the life, comedy and untimely death of National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney. The title comes from a line Kenney penned for the screenplay of the film Animal House.

The two incumbents, who both chair powerful committees for the House Democratic caucus, were placed in the same district after redistricting.

The White House says declaring a climate emergency is still on the table, but Biden won't do it Wednesday.

Hundreds of old coal-fired power plants still haven't installed modern pollution controls. One plant, across the Potomac River from the White House, is so vital to the Washington, D.C. region's electricity supply that the federal government is bending pollution rules to keep it running.

President Obama announced Monday that health companies are agreeing to cut costs to save the public more than $2 trillion over the next 10 years. Nancy Ann DeParle, counselor to the president and director of the White House Office of Health Reform, offers her insight.

Amid speculation the state could come up with more money to help Chicago, the Illinois House Speaker this week said there is no plan to approve a supplemental budget during the upcoming fall session.

The estate that housed almost 5,000 people was in the process of being renovated. Scaffolding, netting and safety violations by the company leading the renovations are being blamed for the fire and its rapid spread.

A pair of Illinois House Democrats were in the spotlight this week for different reasons.

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee says Democrats are investigating the ProPublica report.

Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have been brewing for a long time.