I avoid performance evaluations by special interests that profit (at public expense) from politicians doing what special ...

Centrist Rep. Don Bacon, one of the most vulnerable House Republicans, said this week he doesn’t have the “hunger” for ...

State Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, supported a lot of aspects of this years state budget but shared he ultimately voted ...

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day ...

Republicans who cross him could find themselves on the receiving end of a social-media rant or, worse, facing a ...