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‘This should be a no-brainer in terms of actions we should take immediately to prevent our enemy from getting information from our government,’ says New Jersey lawmaker

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

Two Republican members of Congress say the federal government should investigate potential fraud in one of its largest anti-poverty programs

In Illinois, many current and former Republicans are steering clear of weighing in on Donald Trump’s absence from Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee.

Illinois Republicans didn’t mention former President Donald Trump in their speeches. “Why is it always about Donald Trump?” state House Republican Leader Tony McCombie asked reporters. “Let’s talk about Illinois.”

The FBI improperly searched foreign surveillance information using the names of a U.S. senator and a state-level politician, a court found.

When Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., was sure there were enough votes to pass the debt ceiling measure, she voted no. But if her vote was needed, she would have been a yes.

Organizers of the downstate Lincoln Day Dinner say DeSantis will “speak on his successful Florida Blueprint,” as Republicans “fight the radical Progressive Left’s Marxist agenda here in Illinois.” But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “DeSantis’ views are not what we call freedom in Illinois.”

Justice Department and intelligence officials face a skeptical Congress as they push to renew a contentious surveillance law.