president donald trump

A Peoria man has been indicted on federal charges after allegedly threatening to commit violence against several high-profile public officials, including former President Donald Trump and the former U.S. Attorney for Illinois’ Central District. According to a press release, Damien Grant, 33, is facing three counts of influencing a federal official by threat, along with multiple counts of mailing threatening…

The number of vaccinated Americans is rising, but the country’s top infectious disease expert is concerned about Americans who are reluctant to be vaccinated. Polls suggest supporters of former President Trump are more likely to decline vaccination.

The U.S. attorney for northern Illinois appointed by former President Donald Trump won’t be forced to resign as originally planned, the White House says.

House managers have wrapped up their arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Trump, and NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern breaks down what we saw on Thursday.

A series of disturbing surveillance videos showed the chaotic moments that political leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former VP Mike Pence ran for cover as rioters stormed the Capitol. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details on the first day of the prosecution’s presentation at former President Trump’s impeachment trial.

It was an eventful day in Washington as lawmakers discussed whether an impeachment trial for former President Trump was constitutional, setting the stage for a bitter fight in the Senate. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details.

President Donald Trump spent the final day of his presidency in the White House, while President-elect Joe Biden prepared for his inauguration with a somber ceremony in the nation’s capital. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has more.

With just days left in President Donald Trump’s administration, published reports say he is considering up to 100 pardons before he leaves office Wednesday, leaving some in Washington to wonder what the president’s final days in office will look like. The out-going president is expected to announce his decision Tuesday. The questions of just how many pardons or commutations might...

With just days left in President Donald Trump’s administration, published reports say he is considering up to 100 pardons before he leaves office Wednesday, leaving some in Washington to wonder what the president’s final days in office will look like. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has the details.

Inauguration Day is also moving day at the White House. It’s typically a precision operation carried out in about five hours as the residence staff labors to move out one leader and settle in another. The clock normally starts ticking when the outgoing and incoming presidents leave the White House together to head to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony....

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week

Authorities say a man who was photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot last week has been arrested in Virginia.

Facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U_S_ Capitol last week, Republican Missouri Sen_ Josh Hawley has defended himself in a newspaper column, accusing the media and the “Washington establishment” of deceiving Americans into calling him an “insurrectionist.”

Rep. Adam Kinzinger says that he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump, joining a growing list of lawmakers seeking to remove the president from office. In a statement, Kinzinger says that Trump “incited” a violent mob that stormed the United States Capitol last week, and that the president’s actions are worthy of impeachment. “In assessing the articles of...

NBC 5’s Stefan Holt has the latest details on the ongoing investigation and fallout from last week’s storming of the US Capitol by a violent mob.

Amid mounting speculation, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced that he would not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week in the aftermath of the deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol. White House officials said Sunday Trump was set to award Belichick with the medal this week in the waning days of his administration. The two have had…

With just days left in his presidency, Donald Trump will award New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the Medal of Freedom later this week, according to a White House official. The award, established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, is America’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded to people “who have made exceptional contributions to the security or…

The Refuse Fascism group announced they will hold a rally at Chicago’s Trump Tower Saturday following the Capitol Hill riots this week.

From Twitter suspending President Trump’s account to Democrats calling for his removal, here’s the latest on Capitol Hill. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has called on Congress to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office after supporters of the president stormed the United States Capitol during a joint session to count the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential race. Blaming Trump for “inciting” the rioters, Pritzker says that the “heart of our democracy is under siege,” and that…