In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new ...

Texas State Rep. Gene Wu (D) on Thursday said Democratic lawmakers would return to the state when their GOP colleagues stop ...

Some Republicans are calling for the FBI’s involvement after Texas Democrats left the state to block Republicans from passing ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had requested FBI involvement after 57 legislators decamped to blue states — including Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.

Pritzker defends hosting Texas lawmakers on national TV while making light of Illinois' own district maps. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is facing scrutiny for his comments on a redistricting ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a Republican quorum to vote on a controversial congressional redistricting plan ...

Police responded to a report of a potential bomb threat at a suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning, and leaders of the ...

After rallying Tuesday with Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois to prevent a vote on Republicans Congressional redistricting ...

The effort by President Trump and his allies is the latest example of them trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every ...

The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. Our small, but mighty ...

Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed a Special Session of the Texas Legislature. Buried in the priorities he laid ...