23+ hour, 44+ min ago   (731+ words) From indefensible federal crop insurance programs to the price of diesel to the speculation of agricultural property, area farmers gave U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan the lay of their land Friday afternoon and the reports were discouraging to say the least. Thirteen…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (383+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult if his Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election needs congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday, while pledging to try to…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1086+ words) The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of the dozen…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (288+ words) A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1093+ words) The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the U.S. House who distance themselves from President Donald Trump in this year’s midterm election aren’t just being foolish, they’re being disloyal. That’s why Van Orden, a two-term incumbent from western…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (426+ words) The day that the federal immigration agents raided his home, Leo Feler was hundreds of miles away in Canada. He said there was no time to think, much less juggle his emotions. He was just moving. “I was talking to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (262+ words) The day that hundreds of East Side neighbors stood off with the federal agents at 105th and Avenue N, Joaquin Brito kept his bakery’s doors locked. A few blocks from Brito’s storefront, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle had just…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (829+ words) After a year in which some suburbs pushed back against Operation Midway Blitz through local laws prohibiting immigration enforcement on municipal property, questions linger over how effective those measures have been. During the opening weeks of the immigration enforcement campaign,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (381+ words) Indulge me in a sports metaphor that Chicago fans of a certain vintage — geezers like me — can appreciate. If Democrats don’t convert President Donald Trump’s domestic, foreign policy and behavioral shortcomings into enough November midterm wins to regain House and…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (422+ words) The next U.S.-China summit is scheduled for Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C., and expectations are low. It will be Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first White House visit in more than 10 years and will include a state dinner with all the related pageantry....