We are connected by God. We both lost children,” Hanan Shaheen tells president after discussing the dehumanization of Palestinians.

Democrats in Congress representing the Chicago area looking for ways to limit the scope of President-elect’s Donald Trump’s plans.

The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. As the U.S. population shifts to the South, political power is seeping from Democratic to Republican states.

The New Jersey Democrat is facing potentially years in prison after he was convicted on federal corruption charges in July.

President Joe Biden delivered his farewell to the U.S. earlier this week as he prepares to leave office after one term placed between two of Donald Trump's.

Illinois’ new batch of lawmakers will face a number of challenges in 2025. Chief among them is a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit.

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal to explore splitting from the state.

Two days before Christmas, a group led by President-elect Donald Trump's chief architect of immigration policy wrote to state, county and city officials in so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions to threaten criminal prosecution,

Get the latest updates on the weekend inaugural events for President-elect Donald Trump. Events include a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington, a Make America Great Again Victory Rally, and more.

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a hierarchy of historical pop.

Plans remain fluid—but there is no doubt of a push for highly visible raids in Democratic cities in the first days of the new administration