Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in ...

Funeral services for civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will be held in Chicago starting on Friday with "The People’s ...

Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials are expected to attend a Chicago ...

Just weeks earlier, she delivered a completely different but equally stylish moment.

As America turns 250 years old in 2026, CBS News Chicago is looking back at two presidents who called Illinois home.

President Trump also remembers Jackson as a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit and street smarts".

The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former President Barack Obama says the Democratic Party needs to elevate a younger generation of candidates if it wants to win at ...

Former President Barack Obama says the Democratic Party needs to elevate a younger generation of candidates if it wants to win at the ballot box in the 2026 midterm elections and beyond. Obama, who ...

A YouGov poll found President Donald Trump received the highest share of "poor" ratings among 20 U.S. presidents. The poll showed that Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington were the ...

The White House removed a post from President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account showing former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys, blaming its posting on a White House ...

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the wishes of a civil rights icon’s family for a final honor. Johnson shot down a request for Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, ...