Mike Bost

Should Illinois allow mail-in ballots to be counted if they are received after Election Day? The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in.

A conservative legal organization is ratcheting up its opposition to the requirement in Illinois that mail-in ballots be counted for 14 days after Election Day.

In the state's most closely watched race, Democratic Rep. Eric Sorensen fended off a challenge from Republican Joe McGraw in the 17th district.

The closest race is expected to be 1st-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen of Moline against Republican Joe McGraw of Rockford.

The Tribune continues its endorsements for the 2024 general election with our choices for the races for U.S. Congress in Illinois Districts 8 through 17.

At a campaign stop in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Sen. JD Vance called out VP Kamala Harris for her failures to America's homeless veterans during her tenure in the Biden administration.

House lawmakers on Wednesday urged the swift passage of legislation to better support family caregivers and home health aides who help veterans with serious disabilities continue to live at home and stay out of institutional care.

Lawmakers are moving quickly to pass emergency legislation to plug a roughly $3 billion shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as officials warn veterans' and survivors' benefits payments are at risk absent congressional action in the coming days. The House passed legislation with bipartisan support Wednesday night, and members on both sides of [...]

House Republicans are moving to ensure veterans' care is fully funded after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a budget shortfall and as Congress works to avoid a government shutdown.

The funding would go toward veterans’ compensation, pensions, and benefits.

House Republicans on Friday rolled out an emergency funding plan to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee joined House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Mike Bost (R-Ill.) unveiling the bill, dubbed the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act. “My bill [...]

A Taliban fighter stands guard at Kabul airport on Aug. 27, 2021, at the site of the twin suicide bombs that killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. troops, the previous day.

An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an Illinois congressman's lawsuit over mail-in ballots.

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week:

'Harris failed as Border czar'

'Most catastrophic open border crisis'

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and top Illinois Democrats praised President Biden's record and patriotism, while Republicans noted their previous questions about his fitness and their party's unity behind former President Trump.