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Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage. More>>
Former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has been appointed to head the board of a government-supported nonprofit that promotes Chicago as a tourism and convention destination. More>>
Republicans call them "scandals." Democrats call them "fishing expeditions." Whatever the case, the Obama administration finds itself trying to fix three big problems this week. FOX's Bret Baier reports. More>>
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. More>>
Storm clouds are over the White House and President Obama's second term agenda is in danger of getting sidetracked. More>>
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday. More>>
President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new... More>>
After initially opposing the legalization of medical marijuana in Illinois, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon now supports the bill awaiting a State Senate vote. She told Good Day Chicago why she changed her mind. More>>
You may soon be able to bet big bucks on poker and other casino-style games all on your own computer. More>>
A roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing three American troops, while a motorcycle bomb in a crowded village market killed at least three Afghan civilians, officials said. More>>
FOX's Brett Baier has the latest on political headlines regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony and the IRS admitting to targeting conservative groups for tax enforcement. More>>
Dr. Mona Khanna spoke on the new way doctors are treating back pain, Vermont's "aid-in dying" bill and a new SARS-like virus called "novel coronavirus" or NCOV in Monday's House Call. More>>
A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, with a 2 a.m. call from... More>>
A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday described a 2 a.m. call from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
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Consumers who buy a new dog or cat only to find out it has a serious disease or ailment would have a new form of recourse under an Illinois Senate proposal. More>>
Patrick Kennedy, former Rhode Island congressman and son of Ted Kennedy, spoke on his involvement with Smart Colorado, an organization that wants to overturn the law legalizing marijuana. More>>
President Obama has made clear he hopes his daughters Sasha and Malia don't get any ink. He and Mrs. Obama have a strategy to dissuade them. More>>
President Obama sought to inspire a stricken city Thursday, declaring that Boston "will run again" and vowing to hunt down the perpetrator of the twin blasts that brought mayhem and death.
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Letters sent to President Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious mail at a U.S. Capitol. More>>
Police have a suspect in mind as they investigate a letter mailed to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said. More>>
Michigan Sen. Carl Levin says his regional office in Saginaw received a suspicious letter and that authorities have been alerted. More>>
Matt Bogusz, 26, is Des Plaines' mayor-elect, the youngest mayor in the northwest suburbs and one of the youngest city leaders' in recent Illinois history. He spoke on his plans for his town, and about the big victory. More>>
President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office. More>>
President Obama dined with a dozen Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday in search of common ground on a range of issues, most notably the budget, entitlements and tax reform. More>>
As Senate Democrats approach a key decision on guns, relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings mount a face-to-face lobbying effort Tuesday, hoping to gain a Senate floor vote on meaningful restrictions. More>>
North Korea has warned foreign diplomats in its capital of Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want to evacuate their staff. More>>
Salad using lettuce from Michelle Obama's garden could be served up in just a few weeks. More>>
The White House unveiled details Tuesday on a new initiative to study the human brain with the goal of treating or curing Alzheimer's disease and other disorders. More>>
A conservative magazine says Vice President Joe Biden lived like a king on his recent trip to Europe. More>>
President Barack Obama said Thursday he is not giving up on stalled peace talks in the Mideast but that continued Israeli settlement-building in West Bank is not advancing the cause. More>>
Cigarettes and other tobacco products may vanish from view in retail stores in New York City if health officials in the city have their way. More>>
After surviving a combative Senate confirmation battle, Hagel was hit with the jarring difficulties of shutting down a war in a country still wracked by violence and political volatility - Afghanistan.
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A police officer opened fire on U.S. and Afghan forces at a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, sparking a firefight that killed two U.S. troops and two other Afghan policemen. More>>
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, a move that sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. More>>
Since taking the lead in Illinois' 2nd congressional district before the special primary elections, Robin Kelly has faced tough questions. More>>
Billions of dollars in harsh budget cuts are hitting the U.S. government on Friday, and officials are conceding that last-minute moves by both Democrats and Republicans in Congress to soften the blow are doomed. More>>
Former Illinois legislator Robin Kelly has won the Democratic primary to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. More>>
The 2nd district seat has been held by democrats for half a century, but there will be a Republican challenger to whomever wins the Democratic party. Top contender Eric Wallace speaks about the close race.
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The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who's to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week's end. More>>
The federal government is bracing for next week's sequester, as President Obama intensifies his campaign against congressional republicans. FOX's Doug Luzader reports from Washington. More>>
The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as a backup plan if lawmakers don't come up with an overhaul of their own. Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike are saying it won't be necessary. More>>
Nothing trumps a carefully crafted political message like the unscripted moment. More>>
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says returning to the Senate after suffering a life-threatening stroke has been one of the greatest honors of his life - and one he doesn't want to squander by bickering over partisan issues. More>>
President Barack Obama pushed for a higher minimum wage at a re-opened manufacturing plant Wednesday because he says Americans who work full time should not be in poverty. More>>
President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. More>>
To focus on nation-building at home, Obama's State of the Union address will call for more spending on infrastructure and manufacturing, while announcing the withdrawal of 34,000 troops from Afghanistan within a year. More>>
Obama's choice to head the CIA faces a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing hours after lawmakers receive a classified report providing the rationale for drone strikes targeting Americans working with al-Qaida. More>>
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday the nation's immigration system is "in desperate need of repair" as he opened Congress' first hearing this year on immigration. More>>
With the fate of his gun proposals on Capitol Hill uncertain, President Obama seeks to rally support from the public for his calls to ban assault weapons and install universal background checks for gun buyers. More>>
Chuck Hagel, Obama's nominee for defense secretary, defended his views of the military and global threats Thursday, pushing back against criticism of his past statements on Israel, Iran, Iraq and nuclear weapons. More>>
In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. More>>
Declaring "now is the time" to fix broken immigration laws, President Obama heralded a rare show of bipartisanship between the White House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday. More>>
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have made the most promising move in years on overhauling the nation's immigration laws. More>>
President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders in three communities with mass shootings for help in getting Congress to pass tough new gun legislation. More>>
Kerry, Obama's nominee for secretary of state, said the United States will "do what we must" to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon even as diplomacy remains a viable option with Tehran. More>>
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at times emotional and fierce, insisted that the department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at U.S. missions worldwide after the deadly raid in Libya. More>>
Mayor Rahm Emanuel played host Monday night to what was being described as the hottest inauguration "after" party. FOX 32 News Political Editor Mike Flannery reports from outside the Midnight Underground. More>>
President Barack Obama thanked the troops during an inaugural ball honoring the military, and says their nation is behind them. More>>
Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the inauguration balls. More>>
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday emerged twice from their limousine to respond to wildly cheering crowds along the inaugural parade route. More>>
Declaring "our journey is not complete," President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday. More>>
About 60 foreign hostages are still unaccounted for three days into a bloody siege with Islamic militants at a gas plant deep in the Sahara, Algeria's state news service said Friday. More>>
As President Obama used his executive power to order 23 changes in federal gun policy Wednesday, the National Rifle Association attacked him with a new video. More>>
Obama's gun-control package faces uncertainty on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his proposals while allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate stop short of pledging immediate action. More>>
At least 20 foreign hostages escaped Thursday from Islamist militants who had taken over an Algerian natural gas complex in the Sahara desert, an Algerian security official reported. More>>
President Obama unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, with universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. More>>
Lawmakers in New York are about to pass one of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. But not everyone is happy with it. Some say it could cost the state jobs. FOX News Senior Correspondent Eric Shawn reports. More>>
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said. More>>
Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital and went home Monday after spending nearly two months being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other health issues. More>>
President Obama demanded Monday that lawmakers raise the nation's $16.4 trillion federal debt limit quickly, warning that "Social Security benefits and veterans' checks will be delayed" if they don't. More>>
Presidents Obama and Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. More>>
Looking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for ideas as the White House seeks to assemble proposals in response the Sandy Hook massacre. More>>
President Obama nominated chief of staff Jack Lew to be Treasury secretary, declaring his complete trust in an aide with 30 years of Washington experience in economic policy and a penchant for shunning the limelight. More>>
Vice President Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence, pledging steps by the Obama administration that he said could "take thousands of people out of harm's way" and improve the safety of millions more. More>>
A lot of people do not like Congress these days. But a new poll shows Congress is not the most despised in America. More>>
President Obama inauguration planners are looking for donors with deep pockets. More>>
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton likely will testify before the panel on Jan. 22 about the assault in Libya that killed four Americans. More>>
President Obama is about to wage a battle with Congress on several fronts as he tries to assemble his second term team. FOX's Doug Luzader had the story Tuesday morning from Washington. More>>
Cheers, a standing ovation and a gag gift of protective headgear greeted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she returned to work on Monday. More>>
Sources told the Washington Post that they're now considering new measures beyond an assault weapons ban. More>>
President Obama nominated Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the CIA, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national security team. More>>
There's a new push for an unusual and very simple solution to America's debt crisis: a single coin worth one trillion dollars. More>>
The movie tells the story of how Navy Seals took out Osama Bin Laden. Republicans want to know how film producers got access to classified information about the raid. More>>
The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner as speaker and hailing one of their own who returned a year after being felled by a stroke. More>>
A week after rushing to Washington to help end a tense, end-of-year standoff with Congress, President Barack Obama is back in Hawaii for vacation. More>>
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been released from a New York hospital where she was treated for a blood clot in her head. More>>
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is blasting fellow Republican John Boehner for the House Speaker's decision to delay a vote on Superstorm Sandy relief. More>>
A newspaper near New York City that published the names of local gun owners has now been forced to hire armed guards to provide security for their headquarters. More>>
Plans to vote on aid for victims of Super-storm Sandy have been scrapped, and that's not sitting well with lawmakers from the Northeast. FOX News Correspondent Lauren Green has the reaction. More>>
Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on. More>>
Past its own Jan. 1 deadline, a weary Congress sent President Obama legislation to avoid a "fiscal cliff" late Tuesday night after a struggle that severely strained America's divided government. More>>
Much has been said about what's at stake for the richest taxpayers in the Washington debate, but it could have an even bigger impact on the poorest, as Gov. Quinn told a cable channel. More>>
Working with Congress against a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was in sight but not yet finalized. More>>
President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. More>>
Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care at a Houston hospital, but he's improving. More>>
Police in Los Angeles expected all kinds of weapons when they staged a gun buy-back program the other day, but even they were surprised when two rocket launchers were turned in. More>>
Amid partisan bluster, leaders held out slim hopes for a limited fiscal deal before the new year. But even as they prepared to convene at the White House, there were no signs of legislation palatable to both sides. More>>
Progress toward avoiding the "fiscal cliff" seemed stalled Thursday, as the Senate's top Democrat accused Boehner of acting in dictatorial ways that prevent a solution to looming tax hikes and spending cuts. More>>
Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering "a series of setbacks," including a stubborn fever, his spokesman said. More>>
What if the U.S. goes over the fiscal cliff? With no deal in sight and a Jan. 1 deadline, many Americans are worried. FOX's Molly Henneberg shows what could be coming - out of your bank account. More>>
When it comes to the nation's budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismissively they don't want to kick the can down the road. More>>
Congress is shut down for the holiday, and the president is on vacation with his family in Hawaii. But he may have to cut it short, as the fiscal cliff deadline looms. FOX's Nicole Collins reports. More>>
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." More>>
President Barack Obama issued a stern summons to congressional leaders Friday to approve legislation before year's end to prevent tax increases on millions of middle class Americans. More>>
President Obama says his administration received an outpouring of support for stricter gun laws following the elementary school massacre, telling respondents to an online petition, "We hear you." More>>
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley says he's seriously thinking about running for Illinois governor. More>>
The House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas deal between Obama and Boehner to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff." More>>
Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama tasked his administration Wednesday with creating concrete proposals to reduce gun violence that has plagued the country. More>>
Optimistic despite a tightening deadline, President Barack Obama says he and Speaker John Boehner are "pretty close" to a grand fiscal deal that would avoid a first-of-the-year shock to the economy. More>>
Independent panel leaders that blamed systematic State Dept. failures for gross security lapses in the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya will explain their findings to Congress on Wednesday. More>>
Obama and Boehner pushed ahead on negotiating a broad deal to avert the "fiscal cliff," even as the GOP leader readied a backup plan Tuesday to pressure the White House with little time left.
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The man who was third in line to the presidency has died. More>>
The votes in Washington and Colorado last month legalizing marijuana were just the latest developments in the debate over marijuana use in the United States. More>>
Politicians may have to work through the holidays because the president and house speaker still appear far apart on how to avert the approaching fiscal cliff. FOX's Jennifer Davis reports. More>>
Boehner said Wednesday that "serious differences" remain between him and Obama in negotiations on averting automatic spending cuts and tax increases that economists fear could send the U.S. economy over a "fiscal cliff." More>>
Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager announced Wednesday that she's pregnant with her first child, due in the spring. More>>
Thousands of protesters packed the streets of Egypt, as a vote on a new constitution approaches. More>>
After several failures, including one this spring, North Korea successfully launched a satellite into space Wednesday, an achievement met with cheers in Pyongyang and trepidation almost everywhere else. More>>
The Michigan House approved the first of two right-to-work bills Tuesday that would weaken union power in the historical labor stronghold as hundreds of protesters rallied at the Capitol. More>>
President Obama gave his proposal and the Republicans have given theirs. Now there's less than a month less to find common ground. FOX'S Craig Boswell has the latest on the fiscal cliff debate. More>>
President Obama juggled a number of issues Thursday, from the fiscal cliff to hearings into the attack on the American embassy in Libya - which left four Americans dead. FOX's Doug Luzader reports. More>>
FOX News Correspondent Nicole Collins reports live from Washington with the latest on reaction to President Obama's re-election, from both sides. More>>
One of the most cutthroat races in Ill. is between Rep. Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth, for the 8th district. Ill. GOP Chair Pat Brady and Democratic State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia weighed in. More>>
Illinois Republican Party Chair Pat Brady and Democratic State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia weighed in on the presidential race, which is going to come down to the battleground states. More>>
Thousands of Obama supporters will flock to McCormick Place on Election Night. Journalists from around the world and many dignitaries will also be there, to cover this historic election. More>>
The 2012 presidential debates are in the history books. The question is, have the voters been swayed one way or another? FOX's Jennifer Davis has the latest on the campaign's final stretch. More>>
All eyes remain on Ohio, a "must win" state in the race for the White House. Mitt Romney is staying another day, while the president returns to Washington after visiting the Buckeye State. More>>
The Obama administration will face some tough questions about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and his staff. FOX's Doug Luzader has more. More>>
It's back to the swing states for President Obama and Mitt Romney, which may likely determine the presidency. Both candidates are firing shots. Even Sesame Street has become an issue. More>>
There are four weeks to go before the election, and more polls are confirming that the race for president is tightening. FOX's Doug Luzader has the story. More>>
The presidential race is heating up, as the Nov. 6 election looms - and the polls are on the move. Vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan's only face off will take place Thursday. More>>
President Obama and Mitt Romney are back on the campaign trail, in the same key swing state. But the new jobs report helped the president after a disappointing debate performance. More>>
The highly-anticipated first presidential debate is only one day away. Both President Obama and Republican Candidate Mitt Romney are taking a break from campaigning for some last minute prep-work. More>>
The presidential campaigns are playing the expectations game just two days before the first big debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney. FOX's Doug Luzader has the story. More>>
As both presidential candidates prepare for next week's first debate, a new FOX News poll shows the race remains within the margin of error. FOX's Doug Luzader reports from Washington. More>>
With Election 2012 just a little over a month away, both candidates in the race for president are campaigning hard and getting ready for their next big test: a debate. FOX"s Doug Luzader reports. More>>
The president of Iran takes center stage at the United Nations Wednesday, and he is expected to have some tough words for the United States and its allies. FOX's Doug Luzader has more. More>>
President Obama and Romney were pushed on foreign policy, jobs, economy and campaign on "60 Minutes." It's widely viewed as a preview of the upcoming debates. FOX's Craig Boswell reports. More>>
President Obama and Mitt Romney mostly let new campaign ads to the talking this weekend. Both candidates are closing in on their first face to face meeting. FOX's Craig Boswell explains. More>>
There was lots of buzz in Washington Friday over the dramatic move made by the Federal Reserve. FOX's Doug Luzader explains how it could impact the economy in the days leading up to the election. More>>
Anti-American protests in the Middle East after the deaths of US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and his staff. FOX's Doug Luzader reports on an effort to send a message on the 9/11 anniversary. More>>
Mitt Romney will be in Lake Forest for a fundraiser Monday. Since the conventions are over, candidates will turn up the heat as election day gets closer. FOX's Doug Luzader has more. More>>
A well known minister is running for Congress against Jesse Jackson Jr. in November. More>>
While the Republicans pack up and leave Tampa, the Democrats are just moving into Charlotte, N.C. to open their national convention next week. FOX's Doug Luzader has a preview. More>>
The city of Tampa is preparing for a hurricane that could hit just as the Republican National Convention is scheduled to open. FOX's Craig Patrick explains how they're preparing for Isaac. More>>
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