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An Illinois congressman who ignited a firestorm of controversy this week for telling a town hall audience he's "not worried about the Constitution" on the new health...
Though House lawmakers are touting a new report showing $34 billion worth of stimulus-fueled construction underway, separate studies suggest some states are way behi...
Republicans lined up to criticize the Obama administration Tuesday over its decision to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , to a prison in Illinois, accus...
Representative Jack D. Franks wants Roland Burris to resign
Representative Jack D. Franks wants Roland Burris to resign
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois -- The U.S. senator appointed by the disgraced ex-governor of Illinois seems to have weathered a storm of controversy.Fellow Democrats are no l...
Major newspapers, government watchdogs and Illinois lawmakers are all calling for Sen. Roland Burris to resign after he admitted he tried to raise money for ousted G...
Ticket holders to Tuesday's inauguration ceremony knew they were going to have to brave the cold and wait outside for hours to see the ceremony.But they didn't know ...
CHICAGO -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is pleading with ordinary Illinoisans to stop a "rush to judgment" amid growing fury over the new senator's shifting accounts of h...
U.S. Sen. Roland Burris gave an impassioned defense of his fundraising efforts for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich , saying Wednesday that he has "absolutely no...
President rambles for 17 minutes trying to justify tax hikes
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," April 7, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.SEAN HANNITY, HOST: You're looking at the Minneapo...
Negotiations underway ahead of key Senate vote
Military ballots may miss deadlines
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," June 14, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.SEAN HANNITY, HOST: A Democratic member of Congres...
Confronted by an angry Tea Partier with a camera Thursday, an Illinois congressman said in front of several constituents at a town hall that he doesn't care whether ...
Hard-charging Republicans who rallied voters last year with cries of "Stop the spending, ban the earmarks" are quietly offering a more familiar Washington refrain no...
The switchboards and e-mail inboxes of members of Congress are not seeing much of a surge from President Obama's plan to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan .Heal...
Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor said Thursday that his Richmond campaign office has been shot at and that he's received "threatening e-mails" -- but at the same time the H...