David Leonhardt, an editorial director for Opinion, talks to the Opinion correspondent Michelle Cottle about her recent reporting trip to Kansas. Cottle argues that Democrats should look to moderate ...

Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small business owner and for the last 10 years, United States representative.

Democrat politician Andy Beshear visited Greenville and planned stops in Charleston, Columbia and Georgetown, South Carolina, ...

In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Rahm Emanuel strongly implied he would run for the 2028 Democratic presidential ...

Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner and, for the last 10 years, United States representative ...

Republicans see Darin LaHood, 56, as an ideal candidate for a blue state.

Illinois Democrats are once again obstructing educational freedom. In 2023 they refused to extend the state’s modest school-choice program, the Invest in Kids Act, stripping private-school ...

In local elections Tuesday, 79 percent of the candidates backed by the Illinois Democratic Party won. Several Republican mayors were unseated, pointing to problems for the GOP in the suburbs.

Democrats in Springfield and Washington are vowing to defend Illinois election laws against a sweeping executive order from Donald Trump aimed at limiting counting of mail-in votes, requiring ...

Some members of Congress are feeling the public outrage in the sheer volume of people calling their offices, attending virtual gatherings and appearing at rallies and public events.

Illinois Democrats have bold words for Trump. What action can they take? The U.S. Constitution gives federal law authority over conflicting state law, but state lawmakers have some means to push back.

Members of Illinois’ Democratic delegation in Congress gathered Monday to rail against Trump administration cuts to the federal government at the direction of billionaire Elon Musk.