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

The decision by Durbin, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, to retire opens the door for a more liberal replacement like ...

The judge who ruled that the Trump administration can't defund sanctuary cities and counties reportedly has deep ties to the Democrat Party.

Prop 57 was successful during a time before the rightward shift on crime, when the state was focused on reducing prison ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

Take your pick of agency heads; for those who advise and consent, there was no sign of trouble ahead. In fairness, no one could have seen it coming.

An Obama-appointed federal judge in California who issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from cutting funding to ...

The aircraft underwent critical modifications to transform it into a high-capacity aerial firefighting asset capable of carrying 4,000 gallons of fire retardant.

A facility focused on improving mental health and addressing substance abuse took a major step forward this week as San Joaquin County supervisors approved millions in funding to get the project off ...

Durbin told MSNBC that age alone should not determine fitness for office, but that more people should want to leave with dignity.

California's next governor will inherit its housing shortage, homelessness, poverty, uncertain water supply, educational deficiencies and budget deficits.

In a country bitterly divided on virtually everything, from the major to the mundane, there’s one issue that could unite Republicans and Democrats: age limits.