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And there will be much more to come in 2023.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — After a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens firing 83 shots in less than a minute from an assault rifle at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, quickly pushed a ban on military weapons through the House of Representatives.

Given the escalating price of groceries and the amount of food insecurity locally and nationally, a Senate subcommittee should move ahead quickly with hearings on the merger plan.

Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, died of "adverse effects of white mulberry leaf"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol, KHN has learned.

A new $1 million in federal funding will help restore habitat, including along Bubbly Creek.

Let’s hope so. It would be a better fate than the federal government’s plan to demolish the structures for a security plaza.

Sen. Joe Manchin is roiling budget talks with Democratic leaders anew

Backed by President Joe Biden, spending bill will provide nearly $40bn to support Ukrainian war effort against Russia.

A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process

The Supreme Court nominee's critics say she clearly did, but several federal appeals courts disagree.