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State Treasurer Mike Frerichs is among the first Illinois officials to endorse a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, and he's backing…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Annie Polland, executive director of the American Jewish Historical Society, about Emma Lazarus, and the history behind her famous poem, The New Colossus.

Young, black-clad protesters have widespread support among residents of Hong Kong. But there have been clashes with residents in pro-Beijing enclaves.

The Trump administration says one reason it is tightening "public charge" requirements for immigrants is to save U.S. taxpayers' money. But opponents argue it will cost them more in the long run.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Xiao Qiang, editor-in-chief of the China Digital Times, about how the Chinese State Media is covering the Hong Kong protests.

U.S. intelligence officials believe that a nuclear malfunction was behind the deadly blast.

The extradition proposal that sparked the protests has been shelved. Why have protests continued?

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi rallied with Illinois Democrats Wednesday in Springfield.She was the keynote speaker at one of the party’s biggest…

Steven Hoffenberg spent 18 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme. He says his former business partner Jeffrey Epstein should have been there too.

MIT allegedly stuck its employees with a retirement plan so bad it violated federal labor law, charging them millions of dollars in fees. A lawsuit says the university received millions in donations.