While the Democrats vowed to stay out of Texas long enough to prevent a vote during a special session of the state ...

State Democrat James Talarico mocked Fox News host Will Cain for ducking pushback and abruptly ending the segment.

Texas Democrats are set to return to the state after claiming victory over Republicans in the state's redistricting clash ...

Lawmakers' return comes as new congressional map, which could create five new Republican seats, awaits vote A months-long political stalemate in Texas is set to end, as House Democrats have announced ...

On the issue of redistricting, Jeffries said, “The stakes are high for the people of Illinois, California, New York. There’s ...

But in the last several weeks, the once-arcane subject of redistricting — underpinned by Texas Democrats’ extraordinary exodus from their state to block Republican plans to redraw maps — has ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking a rare third term and has been on the campaign trail for more than a month. Three high-profile ...

Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left ...

After the 1990 general election, the state of Illinois found itself in a predicament. Democrats controlled the House and ...

Sen. Chris Murphy wants to pick a fight with Donald Trump over government funding — even if his fellow Democrats don’t.

By CLARENCE PAGE Gee, what’s happened to the “silly season” of U.S. politics? That’s what many of us in the daily journalism ...