An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

When the White House budget office released a memo this week that instructed all federal agencies to cease spending on any financial assistance programs pending internal review, the fate of the nation ...

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Gov. JB Pritzker and a handful of fellow Democratic governors conferred with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last night, urging him to get his caucus in line to push back at ...

Good morning, Early Birds. Our thoughts are with the victims of the plane and helicopter crash at DCA last night. Send tips ...

One of President Trump's first executive orders impacts transgender inmates incarcerated in federal facilities. It's just one in a series of actions signed by Trump that target the trans community.

Illinois lawmakers are voicing strong concerns after the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze created widespread confusion and disruptions to critical services.

No senior Army leaders aboard the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with the regional aircraft, a defense official with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News. Sean Duffy, who was confirmed as ...

The pause was meant to go into effect Tuesday at 4 p.m., but a federal judge blocked the directive until Feb. 3. After the ...

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out ...

One of the largest categories of federal funding for Illinois is Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income and ...

Illinois was one of 22 Democratic-led states that filed suit Tuesday asking a federal court to block the sudden pause on ...