The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, ...

This photo pair shows over 40,000 South Vietnamese who protested, denouncing US Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in downtown Saigon on June 7, 1964, top, and double-decker tourist buses passing the ...

TALLAHASSEE — In the latest blow to Florida Democrats, the Senate Democratic leader abruptly announced he is leaving the party in favor of no-party affiliation. In a dramatic speech Thursday on ...

Dick Durbin said that he has spoken to more than a dozen people who are exploring runs for his Senate seat. Jim Vondruska/For Sun-Times Share The gloves are off in one of the most competitive ...

Dick Durbin (D-IL) paved the way for what is sure to be a crowded and competitive primary in Illinois after he announced Wednesday that he would not seek reelection to the Senate in 2026.

With unanimous approval from the committee, SB630 is now going to the full Senate for consideration. This marks yet another small step toward the state’s goal of responding to runaway production ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (New York) and four other Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of ...

Dick Durbin is retiring at the end of next year after more than four decades in Washington in a move that also will set off a leadership fight among his colleagues in the Senate Democratic caucus.

The battleground state had mixed results for both parties in 2024. Michigan is set to face a competitive primary and fierce race for the battleground state's open U.S. Senate seat in 2026.

Rep. Haley Stevens is making her long-awaited Senate bid in Michigan official with a nod to her first car. “I’m running for Senate because just like that day I got these keys to that old ...

TUCSON, AZ — On Monday, Senator Kevin Payne sent a letter to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry requesting a timeline of events, reports, policy changes ...