Gov. JB Pritzker’s endorsement of Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton gives her a key edge in the race to replace retiring US Sen. Dick ...

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn’t drawing stadium-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria ...

Montanans voted so decisively for a ballot measure to protect abortion rights in November that even Republican lawmakers seem ...

The first-year Democratic senator is ignoring one colleague's advice to "dump the House" as the longtime party star comes into his own across the Capitol.

Harry Enten said the Democratic Party's record-low polling numbers indicate a "revolt" among the party's base.

With only two bills passed in the current legislative session in Lansing, it marks the least productive legislature since at ...

Long-time Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced his retirement Wednesday, setting off a once-in-a-decade leadership fight to ...

Longtime U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, announced he will retire after his term ends in ...

Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday he won't seek reelection in 2026, kickstarting a race among Democrats in the Senate for ...

The 80-year-old Democrat told WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that age was a factor in his not seeking a sixth term in Congress ...

New York's U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, took a step from the brink of a government shutdown Thursday, saying he's r ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's favorable ratings are sinking among New Yorkers, according to a new poll that also ...