Rahm Emanuel’s stint as ambassador to Japan followed his two terms as Chicago’s mayor, which followed his 20 months as Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff. But before he formally ...

Some of their big-name backers are voting members of the Cook County Democratic Party — the same body meeting today and Friday to decide which candidate gets officially slated for Senate in 2026. The ...

Recent polls released found that while a plurality of Americans still support Trump’s overall approach to immigration, a ...

Democrats who will run for president in 2028 are already quietly, and not so quietly, making moves. They’re visiting early primary states, workshopping material and formulating plans. This week, it’s ...

The first presidential primary votes won’t be cast for another two and a half years. And yet, over the span of 10 days in July, three Democratic presidential prospects are scheduled to campaign in ...

Aldermen voted 27 to 22 last month to pass the curfew measure. But Mayor Brandon Johnson quickly vetoed it, calling it “counterproductive” to addressing crime.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s decision not to seek a fourth term as the state’s chief fiscal control officer is ...

The former Chicago mayor says Democrats focus too much on trans issues. He’s wrong about which party is obsessed—and about ...

Oh, joy. The 2028 presidential election has begun. President Donald Trump hasn’t finished the first six months of his last ...

There was no way this would not go sideways and end up in a ditch. Emmanuel tried to classify the Trump Doctrine and declared ...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday that Democratic voters are “fully caffeinated, double espresso” when it comes to involvement in politics at the moment. “If you look at every ...