Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement opens up this seat for the first time since 1996, and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic nomination to succeed him after defeating Rep. Raja ...

Louisiana congressional candidate Lindsay Garcia (D) on Thursday sued Gov. Jeff Landry (R) to block the suspension of the state’s House primary elections after the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans on Tuesday will take the next steps in determining who eventually will succeed Gov. Mike DeWine as the state’s governor. DeWine, 79, is term-limited and will step aside after ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a major election reform bill Thursday, citing “significant operational burdens” and unspecified legal challenges. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez ...

A Supreme Court decision that struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act could have wide-ranging impacts, including in Illinois. That 6-3 ruling found the state of Louisiana’s second ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker regarding the public hearings of the Illinois Accountability Commission investigating federal immigration enforcement in Chicago. The Illinois ...

Advance voting polls are typically open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. However, exact hours and locations vary depending on ...

The Governor in his Chicago offices on April 8. Senior Correspondent It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, and JB Pritzker is on a boat cruising down the city’s green-dyed river. An icy breeze whips beer ...

The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County is holding a candidate forum in Pojoaque this evening in the Santa Fe County Commission Democratic primary race between incumbent Justin Greene and ...

California's top candidates for the gubernatorial election will face off on Tuesday, April 28, in the CBS California Governor's Debate. The live debate, a joint venture between CBS LA, CBS Bay Area ...

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 19 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters April 29. A large field of Republican hopefuls are looking to do ...