But sometimes the effort backfires: In trying to maximize their seats, a party spreads its voters too thin and fails to make some districts safe enough. These vulnerable districts can then flip to the ...

A widening battle to win control of the House is threatening to make Congress more partisan as red and blue states undertake ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) sees the writing on the wall. A shift in California to the right is possible, and he wants to stop ...

J.B. Pritzker speaks alongside Gene Wu, right, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, and other Texas Democrats on Aug. 3, ...

Consider Texas, where Republicans in the state legislature are attempting, at President Donald Trump's urging, to redraw ...

Discover the history of Illinois' 9th Congressional District, its diverse population, and the impact of gerrymandering on ...

In his strongest public comments to date about his future political plans, Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday he won’t rule out seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 even while he seeks ...

Surreal” is the only way to describe a gaggle of Hoosier reporters gathering around a speakerphone to record a gruff voice beaming in from Illinois. But that’s what happened in ...

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

A Republican proposal to add five Republican congressional seats in Texas imperils Democrats’ midterm prospects.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) pointed out that President Donald Trump had a history of cheating, as evidenced by his demand that Texas lawmakers find new Republican seats through redistricting the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI to arrest Texas state ...