Article Summary Sen. Dick Durbin said he backed reopening the government to protect federal workers and to restore food assistance, ...

Forty-two days after it began, Congress is one step closer to ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but a ...

Six Democratic Senators split with their party and voted to advance a package that would reopen the government.

After 14 failed votes on a spending bill to reopen the government, five additional Democratic senators finally broke with their party for a variety of reasons on Sunday night advancing legislation to ...

Members of the House from Illinois voted along party lines as Congress passed a government funding package to end the ...

Over the weekend, a group of eight Senate Democrats teamed up with Republicans to vote to advance a measure that would reopen ...

Open enrollment for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act begins tomorrow, and Illinois families are expected to face higher rates due to expiring tax credits, potentially leading to ...

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running mate when she lost the presidency to Donald ...

DURBIN DRAMA: Sen. Dick Durbin has long been a central figure in Illinois Democratic politics, a mentor and powerbroker whose endorsement could sway statewide races. But after joining seven other ...

After reaching a bipartisan deal, Senate Democrats finally gave Republicans the votes needed to advance a government funding measure.