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

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.

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

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.

President Biden had once hoped to be giving a second inaugural address. Instead, he'll be saying farewell to public life, and trying to frame his legacy one last time.

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.

Thank God we live in Illinois because, we’re already Trump-proof,” Welch told the Sun-Times. “We did a lot of the hard work the first time…We took him at his word the first time when he said he would overturn Roe v.

President Biden forgives $183.6 billion in student loans, aiding over five million Americans, as he prepares to leave the White House.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday held the last of 537 press briefings during the Biden administration, delivering emotional remarks from the podium and acknowledging the role of a