Politics

Secret Service hosted a press conference on Friday to address the failures that led to the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump.

A group of Illinois business leaders, including Bears Chairman George McCaskey, have written a letter to Kamala Harris’ team endorsing JB Pritzker to be her vice president.

Vice President Kamala Harris is in the final stages of selecting a running mate and that person will hit the campaign trail with her starting on Tuesday.

The Democratic National Convention is just over two weeks away and Chicago will take centerstage.

Evan Gershkovich and American veteran Paul Whelan are in U.S. custody after a massive swap of political prisoners involving the United States and Russia.

As the nomination process unfolds, the Harris vetting team reportedly met twice this week with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who is on a shortlist of finalists for the vice-presidential slot.

Danielle Gilbert, an assistant professor of political science and an expert on hostage taking and recovery at Northwestern, joins us to talk about what went into the prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia.

One of the critically wounded victims from the Trump assassination attempt is opening up about the attack.

The Democratic National Committee has opened virtual voting to officially nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee for president.

Why is a virtual roll call happening? Strategist Peter Giangreco breaks down why a roll call is happening now instead of at the Democratic National Convention.

Both supporters and protesters of former President Donald Trump were on hand in Chicago Wednesday for his appearance at the NABJ Convention.

Vice President Kamala Harris responds to the comments made by former President Donald Trump at the NABJ Convention in Chicago.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke out Wednesday at the NABJ Convention not long after Trump's interview.