The Heartland is steeped in history, and one moment that occurred almost exactly 167 years ago serves as a prime example.

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As veto session begins and power goes back to the Democratic majority state legislature, the consequences of a single-party ...

Several U.S. Senate candidates met in Springfield to talk about issues important to them. Here's what they said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial ...

Why Trump might admire Egypt’s regime is no secret. Trump has made enemies out of his stateside opposition, publicly calling ...

Leaders of two election-reform groups are divided over whether to support a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution ...

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President Donald Trump is hailing the ceasefire deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas as the end of the war in Gaza and ...