"We have a sclerotic gerontocracy," posted 48-year-old Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) in December. Khanna's outburst on X was ...

Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.

The famously progressive bastion has produced some of our country’s most radical and impactful queer leaders, from Harvey ...

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

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

The retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin became a leading voice on immigration and criminal justice during his time on the ...

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a critical step in the development of the Be Well Campus, a ...

Age limits on members of Congress could attract support from both Republicans and Democrats, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.

Dianne Wilkerson, an ex-state senator whose political career ended after she was busted by the feds for taking a bribe, is ...

Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and ...

Mary Dianne Holzbacher, of Sunman, was born on July 3, 1945, a daughter to Verl and Helen Birchard Emsweller. After graduating high school, she attended cosmetology school. She married Robert D.

Last year, Scheffler invited his younger sister, Molly, to play. This year, he invited his mom, Diane, to join him for a stroll on the greens. Scheffler said in a press conference that he has learned ...