Sen. Cory Booker and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries livestreamed a sit-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...

State Sen. Darrin Camilleri, D-Trenton, who sponsored the bills, said there’s no one-size fits all solution. The “common ...

U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs that use taxpayer money to pay for private schools even as their costs rise ...

Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...

Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top ...

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth ...

Ed Martin is a longtime Trump loyalist, a figure in the 2020 Stop the Steal movement, served as a defense attorney in U.S.

Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary ...

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is the latest judge at odds with the Trump administration. In a scathing rebuke, she has ...

The head of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday issued a warning to a senior party official to back away from plans ...

and I have no doubt that he will represent the United States on the world stage with the same level of commitment." Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst spoke in support of Whitaker from the Senate ...