Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move on.

President Donald Trump is heading into the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president is also heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles,

Our legislators Mitch Bolinsky and Tony Hwang assure us they are committed to protecting the environment but are they voting as if they do? The Connecticut League of Conservation

Freshman U.S. Rep. Sarah K. Elfreth (D-3rd) donated $122,500 to other Democrats last year and fellow freshman Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr. (D-2nd) could become an even bigger donor, as former state officials parcel out their state campaign accounts.

Follow live updates from Donald Trump's presidential inauguration as he is sworn in as the 47th US President to succeed Joe Biden.

Follow live updates from Donald Trump's presidential inauguration as he is sworn in as the 47th US President to succeed Joe Biden.

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County will hold a free virtual session called “Protect the Mahomet Aquifer” from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 22. Champaign County is one of 14 counties that ...

Also on day one, Trump has said he wants to pardon “most” rioters accused or convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 ... About 48 percent of voters in the survey said they support Trump ...

When faced with questions about the pardons on Capitol Hill last Wednesday, Pam Bondi, Trump’s Attorney General pick, said if necessary, she’ll advise on a-case-by-case basis. “The pardons ...

Take first the national popular vote margin. This number tells us how divided voters are across the country, but it is simply not how we pick winners under the Electoral College system.

Many members of Congress and other VIP guests, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams and brothers Jake and Logan Paul, were placed in the Capitol Visitor Center underneath the rotunda.

President Trump took the oath of office as the 47th U.S. president Monday shortly after noon, drawing cheers from the Rotunda audience and a military artillery salute outside the Capitol’s walls.