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The Illinois House's vote to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich was all but unanimous. Next, the state's Senate will conduct a trial — and it only needs a two-thirds majority to oust the governor. How long can he stay in office?

The U.S. House of Representatives issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans on Tuesday for the institution of slavery and subsequent Jim Crow laws that for years discriminated against blacks. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, drafted the resolution and explains its timing.

He is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives and one count of theft of public funds.

Harley-Davidson says it will close plants and cut 1,100 jobs as a global pullback in consumer spending pushed the motorcycle company's quarterly earnings to plunge. It also reported an operating loss at its in-house finance unit, citing delinquencies among borrowers.

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives to impeach Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton for illegal activities involving a political donor.

The White House has a new plan to train tens of thousands of young people for green jobs: Producing renewable energy. Preparing for disasters amplified by climate change. Protecting land.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

In rural Vermont, people living in small towns face lots of challenges — housing shortages, struggling downtowns, and too little disaster preparedness.

The long-awaited trial of the former Illinois House Speaker is getting underway in federal court.

NY Times reporter Adam Goldman describes an undercover effort, headed up by an avid Trump supporter, that trained conservatives in espionage techniques and sent them to dig up dirt on progressives.