The ongoing feud among Illinois House Republicans in Springfield is of no real consequence, but it is entertaining to watch. It doesn’t matter because legislative Republicans are a superminority who ...

A lawsuit filed this week with the Illinois Supreme Court aims to do what years of reform pleas, a previous lawsuit and a ...

Illinois House Republican leader and voters have asked the state Supreme Court to review whether the state's legislative map unfairly favors Democrats.

As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck ...

An American Airlines plane that was landing in Washington, D.C., and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training flight ...

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.

President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s ...

I’m a governor who worked at the DNC. Here’s what we need from its next chair. If Democrats refuse to reach out to broad ...

As an unconventional pick to lead the nation’s intelligence service, Tulsi Gabbard faced a barrage of questions about her past comments on Syria, Russia, foreign surveillance and ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) sought to keep expectations in check during an afternoon news ...

A video shows Tiffany Henyard, the Democrat mayor of Dolton, Illinois, jumping into a chaotic brawl between her boyfriend and ...

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, ...