A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon,

Raoul and five other Democratic attorneys general claim the White House's freeze on federal assistance programs is unconstitutional.

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge temporarily blocked the effort.

The Department of Government Efficiency, a post-election promise brought to life by President Trump via executive order looks different than its original proposal to broadly cut federal spending.

Illinois is joining five other states in suing to stop President Donald Trump’s recent push to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial aid. Attorneys general from Illinois,

ICE made 956 arrests across the country Sunday, according to The Associated Press, and 286 on Saturday, though it’s not clear how many of those were in Chicago. Officials were also in Los Angeles, Austin, Texas, Colorado and Puerto Rico, according to CNN.

The first foreign leader to visit President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term will be wanted for war crimes.

President Trump has issued more executive orders, aimed at the military, that range from the elimination of DEI policies to directives on policies about transgender military members. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.

The White House has rescinded the government aid freeze that was initiated by an executive order by President Donald Trump following nationwide confusion.

The role of first lady is unelected, unpaid, and usually comes with zero preparation. But Melania Trump is back in the White House with the most experience someone in her position can have.

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.