Texas Democrats packed their bags and made plans to be out of the state for weeks. Some are missing big events, like their ...

Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would ...

Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan must report to prison by Oct. 13 for his bribery conviction, a federal judge ruled.

While Gov. JB Pritzker last week repeatedly said he and his allies in the General Assembly might pursue gerrymandering ...

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Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and the veteran Democrat is showing no inclination to step aside. He says he plans to seek another term ...

Texas Democrats travel to blue states to block redistricting quorum as networks demonstrate double standard in covering Republican versus Democratic gerrymandering ...

Whether it’s Texas Republicans seeking to gerrymander congressional boundaries or Illinois Democrats preserving their control ...

Away from their families and regular jobs, Texas Democrats, most of whom are hunkered down in a suburb about an hour west of Chicago, are facing $500-per-day fines, civil arrest warrants and threats ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Friday warned they would escalate efforts to end a nearly weeklong holdout by ...