Sen. Cory Booker and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries livestreamed a sit-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said he will run for Senate again in Texas, this time for Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s ...

A group of seven Democratic senators are questioning the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its shakeup to its Civil Rights ...

As the Senate reconvenes this week, the Honest Elections Project is urging GOP leaders to move quickly to close a loophole ...

U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs that use taxpayer money to pay for private schools even as their costs rise ...

Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois won’t run for reelection next year, opening up the No. 2 slot in Senate Democratic leadership ...

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth ...

Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.

Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary ...

State Sen. Darrin Camilleri, D-Trenton, who sponsored the bills, said there’s no one-size fits all solution. The “common ...