Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Monday in the 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois’ open seat ...

Herman was only three months into running the Labor Department when 185,000 unionized UPS workers went on strike in early August 1997, hobbling package deliveries nationwide.

Rahm Emanuel has ramped up speculation in recent weeks that he’s plotting a 2028 presidential run, adding a prominent name in ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is speaking at a major Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire as he continues to build his national ...

State Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s office formally appealed a judge’s high-profile decision to toss a corruption ...

President Donald Trump's administration is providing another example of how it's targeting those the president feels are blocking his agenda ...

Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will face former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee. In November, Virginians will elect the state’s first female governor. The Republican Party of Virginia ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs vowed at a rally of supporters Monday to “fight as long as it takes” as she awaits a final decision in her race against ...

For each vacancy, the Commission sends three candidates’ names to the president, who sends one nomination to the U.S. Senate to confirm in a committee, then on the full floor. On Tuesday ...

if she's going to win the Democratic presidential nomination or have a chance to win it, she is going to have to be very critical of Trump." "In this political environment, there's no room for ...

Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza warned Friday that Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett would be a “disaster” as a potential presidential nominee for the Democratic party, citing her far ...