In the wake of the shooting death of Sgt. Marlene Rittimanic of the Bradley Police Department, Rep. Jackie Haas has introduced a group of bills designed to protect police officers in the line of duty, but she feels House Democrats have been stalling in hearing the legislation.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Crystal Lake) is drawing fire from the NRCC for accepting campaign donations from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), whose platform the NRCC calls "socialist."