Where big spending won and lost in Illinois primary

It turns out it takes about $125 million to reshape a congressional delegation. On Tuesday night, Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers, picking five new nominees...

Strict voter proposals have us searching for our true ID

When Kathy Magnuson was young, she signed her Social Security card with pride, if not precision, by her maiden name: “Kathy A. Brown.” She got married in 1963 and...

Redistricting war threatens Congress’s last moderates

The mid-decade congressional redistricting war that President Donald Trump triggered is likely to end without any clear partisan benefit for either party. But the cost to the country will...

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Kamala Harris can only envy JD Vance

Berating Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Eulogizing Charlie Kirk. Babysitting the Middle East peace accord. Profanely defending the aquatic obliteration of (possible) drug smugglers. He's loud, he's obnoxious...

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Five predictions shaping 2025 key election races

For most of this year, the only evidence that public opinion has turned against Trump was an occasional special election or a judicial race in Wisconsin — approval ratings,...

Mamdani-like nominee tests Seattle’s breaking point on taxes

Anna Edgerton, Tribune News Service Seattle is about to find out how progressive it really is as a surprisingly close mayoral election pits the moderate incumbent against a community...

Early voting opens for New York, New Jersey elections

Polling places opened on Saturday for the start of in-person voting for two of the year’s most closely watched elections: the New York City mayor’s race and the contest...