The recent passage of the megabill is already providing both sides ammunition for the political battles ahead.

Starting next summer, graduate borrowers can only take out direct loans that have a lower borrowing cap. These are the new limits for graduate school borrowing: For graduate students: up to $20,500 per year; $100,000 total. For professional and medical students: up to $50,000 per year; $200,000 total.

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big political stories from the week.

Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits through 2034, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday, a slight increase in the projection that takes into account the final tweaks that Republicans made before getting the legislation over the finish line.

The Trump administration's budgetary changes are reshaping state financial responsibilities, with federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid shifting burdens to state governments. This strategic move has sparked concern among state officials,

Planned Parenthood closed 5 California clinics after Medicaid cuts, ending key services and impacting over 22,000 mostly Medi-Cal patients.

President Trump says his administration is pursuing a "future of all-out American energy dominance." But what does the president's new budget law mean for green energy? Environmentalist and clean energy expert Albert Gore III joins "The Takeout" with his perspective.

'Hall of Fame' moment: Joe reacts to Trump getting fact-checked by Fed Chair

More than 200 current and former NASA employees have signed an open letter known as the Voyager Declaration pushing back on "harmful" proposed cuts.

The dispute over the State, Private and Tribal Forestry funding could leave the Washington Natural Resources Department without $20 million in expected funding for its firefighting efforts. According to Whitney, if the funds aren’t released, it would impact the state agency’s 2026 budget.