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Does the US prosecute more Republicans or Democrats? Here’s some data
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDemocratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted for the second time in 10 years on bribery and corruption...
Why it’s so rare for Congress to expel a member
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt almost seems to be harder to get kicked out of Congress than it is to get elected in the first place. There’s been no shortage of scoundrels elected...
Lawyer says FBI agent's retirement had nothing to do with Hunter Biden investigation
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn FBI agent’s retirement was unrelated to politicized comments he made on social media or his...
GOP candidates running for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s seat face ‘pick your poison dilemma’ in blue...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSeven Republican candidates are competing for the right to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November, and most of them have staked out staunchly conservative positions ahead ...
After a tumultuous first term, Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends big and plays it safe in reelection bid
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn late August, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, billionaire scion of one of America’s wealthiest families, sat at a folding table at City Hall in Christopher, a town of fewer than 3,000 people 300 miles ...
Jim Dey: Veteran pol pours out his past in autobiography
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAug. 31—Four months ago, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children announced another round of grants — 29 of them — to a variety of social-services agencies located in Southern Illinois. Days ...
Jim Dey: Not a pay raise, but a 'cost-of-living increase'
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 3—It's time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week: No pay raise When is a pay raise not a ...