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Republicans and Democrats are each blaming the other party for the impasse that has caused government funding to expire and a partial government shutdown…
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is praising the House version of the GOP tax plan he voted for last week.During a Republican Party breakfast Monday in Bloomington,…
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There is a growing bipartisan chorus of calls to take a step in the direction of regulating guns in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, including two…
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Republican Majority Whip Steve Scalise returned to Capitol Hill this week, and a central Illinois congressman said it was an emotional moment for him.A…
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Now that Republican efforts to scuttle Obamacare have failed, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Wednesday he is hopeful a bipartisan reform measure can…
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Following the failure of the House and Senate to agree on a mechanism to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have moved on to an…
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This week, Republicans in Congress will try to rally votes behind a bill that proposes major changes to the way Americans get health care and how much…
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An Illinois retirement board is terminating former U-S House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s state pension.He’d been collecting about $28,000 a year for his…
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Just before the Senate Judiciary voted to forward President Trump's Supreme Court nominee to the full senate, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois announced…
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts joined Bob Dole, James Baker, Dick Cheney, Speaker Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi and a slew of former and present…