January 19, 2026, one year after Trump took office and the federal Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, would be a very good day ...

A dozen state senators withstood arm-twisting by the governor and handed Wallace one of his few political defeats.

U.S. civil rights veteran and prominent political leader Jesse Jackson was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in ...

When Louisiana votes next spring in its new closed primaries, registered Republicans will vote for Republican candidates and registered Democrats will vote for Democratic candidates — and a large ...

Closing primaries tells Texans that their voices are not welcome unless they pass some ideological purity test. It shrinks the tent rather than growing it, writes Joe Kirby. iStock / Getty Images I’m ...

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(The Center Square) – Some of the 22 candidates vying for their party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dick Durbin say their focus is on kitchen table issues. Filing for ...

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Americans largely have negative feelings toward both political parties, while positive sentiments are far less common. Three-quarters of U.S. adults say the Democratic Party makes them feel frustrated ...

More than 1.3 million registered voters in Oregon don’t have a say in primary elections, but two potential ballot initiatives could change that in the November 2026 election. Former Democratic Gov.

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Two newly filed ballot initiatives would open Oregon’s primary elections, which currently exclude ...