The federal government is withholding more than $10 billion in family and child care assistance money from Illinois and four ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has told states that it is restricting some social safety net funds that cover ...

Democrats pounced on the White House's decision to freeze $10 billion in child care funding during a midterm election year.

The Trump administration claims its immigration policy is primarily aimed at deporting criminals, “the worst of the worst.” ...

Liz Goggin (left), a licensed clinical social worker, and Mahri Stainnak both served in the federal government for more than a decade. In 2025, Goggin quit her job, while Stainnak was fired. She had ...

Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and ...

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pro Tem, Mr. President, honored legislators, my fellow constitutional officers, Mr. Chief Justice and ...

Democracies rarely collapse in dramatic moments. More often, they erode quietly – rules bent, norms ignored, institutions ...

Politically motivated assassinations, aggressive immigration raids and a second Trump presidency reshaped the role of federal ...

Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, ...

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pro Tem, Mr. President, honored legislators, my fellow constitutional officers, Mr. Chief Justice and ...

On this week's Close Up, we look at issues Iowa Republicans hope to tackle during the 2026 legislative session, plus we hear ...