Illinois’ Republican candidates for governor push crime as top issue despite data showing declines

It was four years ago in May that Darren Bailey declared Chicago a “crime-ridden, corrupt, dysfunctional hellhole” as he and ...

CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders

The Democratic Party has a deeply motivated base and a clear advantage on the generic congressional ballot ahead of this fall ...

It's a Trump-Democrats immigration standoff: 5 things to watch

Shutdowns are politically risky but Democrats feel changing winds on immigration enforcement as White House walks a new ...
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Democrats hold out hope to flip red Texas Senate seat in Saturday’s special election

Democrat Taylor Rehmet had an unexpectedly strong performance in the November special election to win the solidly red seat.

‘Worst-case scenarios’: How Democratic election officials are preparing for potential Trump intrusion in the midterms

Democratic election officials are preparing for potential federal government intrusion in the midterms, as President Donald Trump’s appointees escalate their efforts to find evidence for his ...
Opinion

‘I Wouldn’t Say the Democrats Are in Good Shape’

A Pew Research survey showed that in late September “67 percent of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated.” Asked why, “the dominant pre-shutdown response of frustrated Democrats (41 ...
Opinion

‘That sounds so Republican’: Joe Rogan stunned by Obama’s old deportation rhetoric

Joe Rogan marveled at how past immigration rhetoric from some of the Democratic Party's leaders sounds more conservative than current Republican positions on the issue.
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Young Americans are increasingly rejecting the Democratic and Republican parties, a new poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling. Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey ...