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How a Southwest flight attendant successfully lobbied to change Illinois law after not being able to use sick leave to care for her dying husband
As a flight attendant, King had flexibility in her schedule, but she could not use her accrued sick…
Taylor Rains
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TikTok leaders are pretty surprised that a bill to ban TikTok is zooming through Congress: report
Proposed legislation to ban TikTok was put up for a vote and unanimously approved by the House Ener…
Hannah Getahun
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TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app's call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban
TikTokers are calling their Congress representatives and recording what they have to say about the …
Lindsay Dodgson
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Congress and the White House are talking about a TikTok ban, again. TikTok is taking them seriously.
There's no downside for a politician to call for a TikTok ban. But there's significant risk of blow…
Peter Kafka
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A former staffer for Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider pleaded guilty to fraudulently overpaying himself
Federal prosecutors accused Rep. Brad Schneider's former aide of abusing position managing the budg…
C. Ryan Barber
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GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger could lose his seat in redistricting process but says he won't 'rule out' a Senate or governor run: 'I'm not too freaked out'
"If I lose my district, we'll take a look then," the Republican lawmaker told Politico. "But I'm no…
Oma Seddiq
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A new bill in Congress is going to 'kill' card rewards programs, says United CEO
"This would kill rewards programs," Kirby said in an earnings call. "It would not exist anymore."
Matthew Loh
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Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois violated a conflicts-of-interest law with late stock-trade disclosures. His office blames a missed mouse click.
Congress is actively debating whether to ban federal lawmakers from trading individual stocks at al…
Dave Levinthal
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Major US airlines are on the warpath with Congress over a bill they say would gut flyer miles
Multiple airlines told Insider cutting revenues from Visa and Mastercard makes them less willing to…
Matthew Loh
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This basic bean soup has been served every day in the Senate for over 100 years and symbolizes why we need more flavor in Congress
A simple bean soup with just four ingredients has been served every day to members of Congress for …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A new bill in Congress could wipe out the credit card rewards programs Americans rely on for their vacations, Southwest says
Southwest blasted the Credit Card Competition Act, saying it would "undermine, if not completely en…
Matthew Loh
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Trump endorses Republican Rep. Mary Miller over incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis in GOP primary against wishes of party leaders
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene encouraged Trump to support Miller's campaign, whereas Kevin McCarthy a…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on potential Illinois governor run: 'I'm the only candidate that can win'
Kinzinger, who recently announced he won't run for reelection in 2022, hasn't yet disclosed his pos…
John Haltiwanger
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Results: Incumbent Rep. Bill Foster defeats Republican Catalina Lauf in Illinois' 11th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST.
Hanna Kang
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Results: Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood defeats Republican Scott Gryder in Illinois' 14th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST.
Hanna Kang
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Live Results: Democrat Nikki Budzinski defeats Republican Regan Deering in Illinois' 13th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST.
Hanna Kang
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Republican Catalina Lauf seeks to oust incumbent Rep. Bill Foster in Illinois' 11th Congressional District election
Incumbent Democrat Rep. Bill Foster, who has out-raised and out-spent Republican Catalina Lauf, is …
Hanna Kang
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Democrat Nikki Budzinski faces off against Republican Regan Deering in Illinois' 13th Congressional District election
Longtime political operative Nikki Budzinski has the chance of flipping the seat currently held by …
Hanna Kang
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Results: Democratic Rep. Sean Casten defeats Republican Mayor Keith Pekau in Illinois' 6th Congressional District election
Illinois' 6th Congressional District encompasses many of Chicago's southwestern suburbs and extends…
Hanna Kang
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Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood faces off against Republican Scott Gryder in Illinois' 14th Congressional District election
Underwood, the first Black millennial woman to ever represent the majority-white district, faces Re…