Illinois increases minimum teacher salaries across the state

Teachers in Illinois can currently have a salary as low as $9,000 — and that hasn't changed since 1980

• Aug 22, 2019

New poll finds most Americans don't want Trump to be impeached

Despite Trump's low approval ratings, most Americans do not wish to see him removed from office through impeachment

• Aug 22, 2019

Celtics legend Bob Cousy receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

"If I had known I was going be eulogized, I'd have probably done the only decent thing and died for you," Cousy said

• Aug 22, 2019

Anti-vaccine activist livestreams himself shoving California lawmaker

Kenneth Austin Bennett livestreamed the confrontation with California state Senator Richard Pan on Facebook

• Aug 22, 2019

Trump campaign holds events to celebrate Women's Equality Day

The campaign is holding 14 events in 13 states tonight to celebrate women's equality, with two events in North Carolina

• Aug 22, 2019

Inslee announces third term for Washington governor

Inslee made the announcement to seek a third term in an email to supporters on Thursday

• Aug 22, 2019

After leaving White House race, Hickenlooper announces Senate run

John Hickenlooper rolled out his Senate campaign bid after dropping out of the presidential race last week

• Aug 22, 2019

Soldier's mother could be among the last to benefit from immigration program

The Trump administration is reviewing whether to end a program that helps undocumented family members of U.S. troops adjust their legal status

• Aug 22, 2019

Washington Governor Jay Inslee drops out of 2020 presidential race

The Democratic candidate, who made fighting climate change a central theme of his campaign, made the announcement late Wednesday

• Aug 21, 2019

Trump administration unveils rule to detain migrant families longer

The White House hopes to upend a landmark court settlement that has governed the care of migrant children in U.S. custody for two decades

• Aug 21, 2019

The Fed says trade is main reason U.S. economy is slowing

While President Trump blasts Jerome Powell for slowdown, Fed officials put the blame squarely on trade tensions

• Aug 21, 2019

Trump naysayers want to see what the mood is in New Hampshire

John Kasich is planning a visit to New Hampshire next month, and Mark Sanford has also made a trip to the state

• Aug 21, 2019

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Kasich plans New Hampshire trip

And Mark Sanford, who's considering a White House run, told CBS News: "If you look at a state like New Hampshire, there certainly is historic precedent for somebody getting in during this window of time"

• Aug 21, 2019

Nikki Haley dismisses rumors of a Trump-Haley 2020 ticket

In a tweet, Haley decried the "false rumors" that she would replace Pence on the 2020 ticket and called the vice president a "dear friend"

• Aug 21, 2019

Trump signs memo to eliminate student loan debt for disabled vets

The policy change will eliminate "hundreds of millions of dollars" of student loan debt, the president said

• Aug 21, 2019

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