Longtime Illinois Democrats Dick Durbin and Jan Schakowsky are retiring, paving the way for younger lawmakers to step in and ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Senate launches and Latino ...

Amanda K. Edwards says the stakes are high as she campaigns to represent Texas District-18, with a special election set for November 4th following the deaths of the last two leaders.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee on Thursday won the endorsement of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) in the ...

As the No. 2 caucus leader and top Democrat on a powerful committee, Durbin is solidifying a generational shift by opting not to seek a sixth term next year. He made that choice just as many in the ...

“I have great admiration for Senator Durbin, for his leadership on human rights and working class issues, and appreciate his wisdom in paving the way for a new generation,” said Rep. Ro Khanna of ...

The power to schedule special elections is a gift to governors intent on doing political mischief.

The Trump administration has suspended hundreds of EPA grants nationwide, as they seek to slash government spending.

Whitmire rallied support from progressive and conservative voters in his battle to sit at the city's helm, handily defeating the late congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Houston's mayor is nonpartisan; ...

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Nov. 4 will be the date of the special election for the ...

Gov. Abbott cited Harris County election officials’ failures as the reason why he pushed back the election to fill the late ...

Some of the party’s most revered members are octogenarians facing primary challenges from a younger generation.