Rahm Emanuel appears ready to make a bid for the presidency, according to Politico political columnist Jonathan Martin.

As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural ...

Senate Democrats say the six-month government funding resolution that passed the House Tuesday is a “horrible” bill, but there’s growing sentiment within the Senate Democratic conference that it ...

N.H. will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator’s historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats who were ...

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...

Illinois Democratic voters are feeling helpless and increasingly frustrated with how elected officials are handling the Trump ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

It is time for Democrats to stop the gnashing of teeth over Donald Trump. Get with a program that is in sync with real voters ...

Yes, that Rahm. And, yes, for that office — the presidency.

An existing power-sharing agreement reached last month will keep a Republican speaker in power in the state House.

Although Democrats are out of power in D.C., anxious Illinoisans want lawmakers to step up to block Donald Trump initiatives.

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...