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Democratic colleagues across the country support lawmakers who fled Texas

Dozens of the Democratic Texas state lawmakers fled to other states Sunday to stall a GOP-led redistricting vote. Here is ...

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois remap is 'possible' as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who ...

Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington

Some Democratic activists see the party’s 23 governors as their best answer to Trump’s second Republican presidency.

Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois 'as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps

The Texas quorum-breakers met Monday in west suburban Warrenville alongside Illinois and Texas Congress members to denounce ...

As political petition passing begins, Illinois Democrats have flood of candidates; Republicans have a trickle

Illinois’ 2026 political campaign season kicks off this week as candidates for federal, state and county offices fan out ...

What is gerrymandering, what do Illinois' congressional districts look like? What to know

Illinois officials’ criticisms of Texas lawmakers gerrymandering maps are drawing accusations of hypocrisy, but what is “gerrymandering”?

Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says he won't seek reelection after 15 terms in Congress

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won’t seek reelection next year after 15 terms in office. Davis is the latest longtime Illinois ...