Heavily Democratic Chicago has been a sanctuary city for decades. In 2017, then-Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, signed legislation creating statewide protections for immigrants. The Illinois ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

The New Markets Capital Investment Program touts several splashy successes, but it's drawn scrutiny when projects fail. Gov.

Two groups that serve much of the patients in Maine’s sexual and reproductive health care network could be affected.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS ACKNOWLEDGE that their path to taking back the Senate in 2026 is incredibly steep. In my own ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how President Trump's massive tax and spending bill will harm the ...

In today’s edition … Democrats grapple with policing headed into 2026 … All eyes on Susan Collins … You give us your views on ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills confronted about alleged cocaine use while DOJ memo surfaces contradicting her long-standing claim ...

And Tiliis’s retirement may not exactly be good luck for Democrats. While incumbents typically have an advantage over challengers, that wasn’t the case for the North Carolina Republican. As one ...

Zohran Mamdani has quickly gone from a relative unknown to someone who Republicans are trying to paint as the face of the ...

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, is claiming victory in the tight Democratic contest for Virginia lieutenant governor, but former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he wants to wait until ...

It's early and more candidates are expected to enter the race. Rep. Laurel Libby and former Senate Majority Leader Garrett ...