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It takes pay of more than $16.40 an hour for a full-time worker to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Bloomington-Normal and Peoria. That's according to a new report from Housing Action Illinois and the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

House Democrats had sought to permit voting by proxy during the coronavirus pandemic and allow remote committee meetings. Republican opposition forced the speaker to hold off.

The landscape around Bradley University may soon change with the addition of a new privately-owned 4 to 5 story student housing complex.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Ron Elving, political editor of the Congressional Quarterly; and Phil Duncan -- editor of CQ's book Politics in America. They discuss upcoming House and Senate races. Incumbents appear safe this time around, except for a handful of Republican Freshmen, unlike the election of 1994 when many incumbents were voted out. Both Elving and Duncan predict the Republicans will maintain control of the House, while who gets control of the Senate is too close to call. The issues of this election-- Medicare, the environment and welfare-- have been set in motion by the Democrats, who really have pushed the Congressional agenda for this election.

Budget negotiations are under way in the House of Representatives with two members of the Budget Committee: Republican Jeb Hensarling of Texas and Democrat Jim Moran of Virginia. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

With no elected Speaker of the House, not much can get done in Washington.

House Republicans are meeting again Tuesday to try to pick a new nominee for speaker.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with associate professor Chloe East of the University of Colorado Denver about the impact of undocumented immigrants on the U.S. housing market.

Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 "the forgotten men and women." But he also has shown an affinity with some of the fattest cats of all.

The House votes to block credit card companies from sending funds to offshore gambling houses, part of a move to tighten restrictions on Internet gambling. The bill that passed also would allow Internet service providers to block certain gambling Web sites in the United States.