House Democrats will likely have 84 or 85 members in the next General Assembly after a strong showing in Tuesday's elections.

Tuesday's dramatic midterm results have transformed the electoral map, ensuring the path to future power for Democrats and ...

The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.

A man calls forth magical spirits in an effort to find his long-missing girlfriend in this new British comedy-fantasy.

Some Americans squeezed by high prices are relying more on their local libraries for things like books, streaming services ...

What some are calling a "blue tsunami" swept Democrats into power across the country. Here in Illinois, things haven't ...

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Democrats ran on lowering costs and stamping out corruption. Now that they've won, party leaders will have to unite a sometimes fractious caucus to fulfill those pledges.

JB Pritzker released a 200-point policy plan that he wants the new Democrat-controlled Congress to take up. The plan is aimed ...

NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: How Yung Miami's summer bop became a sweeping indictment.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former congressman and Obama advisor Rahm Emanuel about what Democrats' strategy should be, now that they'll soon control both houses of Congress.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster, about what polls captured (and underestimated) after Democrats performed stronger than expected in midterm elections.