President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the state of Illinois in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s declaration paves the way for additional federal assistance for the state, which is one of the hardest hit during the crisis. The order releases funding for crisis counseling for affected individuals in all areas of the...

President Trump is hoping to relax restrictions implemented amid the coronavirus pandemic sooner rather than later, but his rhetoric is drawing backlash. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the story.

The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is closing his country’s borders to anyone not a citizen or a permanent resident or American amid the coronavirus pandemic.

President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Americans to not “buy so much,” referring to long lines and empty shelves at stores around the U.S. “Just relax,” he said. “It all will pass.”

The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago’s top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics. The indictment drew a stinging public response from Kim Foxx, who quickly raised...

President Donald Trump took a victory lap Thursday after he was acquitted on charges in his impeachment trial. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

President Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial in the Senate, but what comes next? NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the story.

President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union speech tonight, a day before the Senate is expected to acquit him on impeachment charges. Here’s a look back at last year’s State of the Union speech and what has happened since then.

Democratic House Managers gave their opening statements at the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday. Here are the top moments you may have missed.

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began Tuesday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly easing his restrictive proposed rules for debate. The Republican leader backed off the condensed two-day schedule to add a third for opening arguments after protests from senators, including Republicans. Democrats introduced amendments calling for fresh witnesses and additional documents. See how the day’s events unfolded...

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump continued Tuesday less than 12 hours after the Senate adopted Leader Mitch McConnell’s organizing resolution laying out the rules for the trial. Each side is given 24 hours over three days to argue their case. In the first day of opening arguments, House managers made their case for President Trump’s removal from office...

Newly released memo calls on Senate to “swiftly reject” the charges against President Donald Trump.

As President Donald Trump’s lawyers urged the Senate to dismiss what they are terming a “flimsy” impeachment case, Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are preparing to serve as jurors in the president’s trial. At an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, both senators said they will return to Washington ready to serve as impartial arbiters...

The Senate will begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, and Illinois’ senators are prepared to serve as jurors in the case. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

Final preparations are underway for beginning of President Trump’s impeachment trial.

The National Archives said Saturday it made a mistake when it blurred images of anti-Trump signs used in an exhibit on women’s suffrage. The independent agency is charged with preserving government and historical records and said it has always been committed to preserving its holdings “without alteration.” But the archives said in a statement Saturday “we made a mistake.” The archives’...

President Donald Trump heads to battleground Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters just down the street from where Democrats will meet in six months to nominate his opponent, a campaign trip that coincides with the Democratic presidential debate in neighboring Iowa.

President Donald Trump heads to battleground Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters just down the street from where Democrats will meet in six months to nominate his opponent, a campaign trip that coincides with the Democratic presidential debate in neighboring Iowa. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations. A document outlining the plans — timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House. But…