Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark piece of legislation that was signed ...

Rep. Darin LaHood, a Peoria Republican, was rumored to be considering a run for the U.S. Senate. He announced Tuesday he'll ...

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) has locked down the votes he needs to replace Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) as Senate Democratic ...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) picked up the endorsement of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday as he locks down votes ...

His decision not to run is a severe blow to the Illinois GOP, which has been scrounging for a candidate to run to succeed ...

Republican Rep. Darin LaHood announced Monday that he will not run for governor in Illinois, and will instead seek reelection ...

The US Senate on Saturday confirmed former television personality and judge Jeanine Pirro to a key US judiciary post, making her the latest Donald Trump-nominated Fox News host to join the government.

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is traveling around the state to listen to residents' concerns in preparation ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Richard Durbin railed against President Trump's efforts to conceal the Epstein files. Durbin asked, "So what happened?" ...

On the Senate floor today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called out the Trump Administration on their attempts to conceal the ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in June, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) brought shame upon Secretary of Education Linda McMahon by relentlessly grilling her for cutting student aid and ...