Vice President JD Vance visits Armenia, Azerbaijan
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The deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis has many calling for accountability for federal agents. But who holds them accountable, and how?
The White House is in damage control mode after a Vanity Fair article profiling Trump's cabinet, in which chief of staff Susan Wiles offered blunt assessments of the president's inner circle.
The vice president met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the families of the hostages during his visit.
Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Bears jersey as they met at the Vatican, amid a push by the White House for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
A Space Force spokesperson says Colonel Susannah Meyers was fired for her "loss of confidence in her ability to lead."
President Trump said on Saturday he will do whatever it takes to take control of Greenland, including military force, although he said that probably won’t be needed. His remarks come one day after Vice President JD Vance visited a U.S. military base in Greenland, a trip that sparked international backlash.
Vice President JD Vance said Friday during a day trip to a U.S. base in Greenland that the Trump administration doesn't think that "military force is ever going to be necessary" there, the same day President Trump said, "We have to have Greenland."
National security adviser Mike Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have so far survived the disclosure that they ran a high-level meeting on a military operation via a non-government app and inadvertently included a journalist.
The National Security Council said the message thread "appears to be authentic" and the administration is "reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain."
President Trump put some of his new tariffs on pause for U.S. automakers, while also dealing with new developments in some of the topics he hit on in his Tuesday night speech to Congress.
In an Oval Office meeting, Vance and Trump accused Zelenskyy of being "disrespectful." Afterward, Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials were told to leave.
At the White House Friday, the meeting started with a handshake and a familiar scene with two presidents side-by-side in the Oval Office. In front of cameras, the conversation, including Vice President JD Vance, turned.
The contentious meeting has created a lot of uncertainty about the war in Ukraine, and what happens next.
"President Trump's simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous," Gov. JB Pritzker said.
An Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy descended into insults and chaos on Friday, exposing severe rifts between the Trump administration and Ukraine’s leader, and upending the planned signing of a rare minerals deal between the two countries as Mr. Trump pressures Ukraine to agree to end the war that Russia began.
Tensions spilled over inside the White House between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy on Friday during a meeting that was supposed to be about ending Russia's war with Ukraine. Zelenskyy then left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal.
After Vance stepped off the stage, he was met with the leader of the Alternative for Germany party, which the country's intelligence agencies have designated an extremist organization and Elon Musk has publicly endorsed. In response, Scholz says Germans will not accept foreign interference in their politics. German voters will elect a new parliament in one week.
This comes after Vice President JD Vance spent much of his address at the Munich Security Conference criticizing them instead of speaking about America's vision for peace in Ukraine. Vance accused them of back-sliding on democracy and even comparing some with cold-war tyrants.
President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.
The work has begun to transition from a Biden-Harris White House to a Trump-Vance administration. For President-elect Donald Trump, the move back into the Oval Office also involves significant legal baggage.
With 15 electoral votes, Michigan is a key state. President Joe Biden won it in 2020, but polls show it's neck and neck this time.
With two weeks until Election Day, the presidential race has both candidates targeting key voting groups.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Generative AI has made deepfakes – videos, audio, and images either made or modified by AI software – easier to create and much harder to spot. And they are used to dupe you, spread misinformation or scam you.
A Chicago police vehicle crashed into a CTA bus in West Town overnight.
Two were hospitalized after being hit by a car in Hammond, Indiana, on Thursday night.
A man was charged in a shooting that left a 43-year-old man seriously injured in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood in December.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
Members of the hemp industry in Chicago are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson veto a ban on most intoxicating hemp-derived products.
Three House Democrats from Illinois are leading the 2026 race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin after he steps down at the end of his term.
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood.
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Generative AI has made deepfakes easier to create and much harder to spot. And they are used to dupe you, spread misinformation or scam you.
The lunch room can be one of the hardest spots in school for some students. Today is National "No One Eats Alone Day.”
Two were hospitalized after being hit by a car in Hammond, Indiana, on Thursday night.
A man was stabbed in the face while riding a CTA Green Line train on Thursday night.
Two were hospitalized after being hit by a car in Hammond, Indiana, on Thursday night.
It appears someone hacked into a Chicago Department of Transportation traffic sign in the Loop to display messages about President Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
The move means the United States Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
While their overall expectations might be much different, both the Cubs and White Sox are looking to make noticeable improvements in 2026 as they ramp up spring training in Arizona.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Police said the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old resident of the community where the school is located, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
