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AIPAC makes a $22M gamble in Illinois

CHICAGO — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is making a nearly $22 million bet in Illinois that its money, if not its...

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5 things to watch in Tuesday’s Illinois primaries

The Illinois primaries have seen gobs of spending, both in the highly watched Senate race and further down the ballot in competitive open...

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Hochul promotes her agenda with state-funded ad campaign

HOCHUL’S AD CAMPAIGN: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office is using taxpayer money to fund an advertising blitz promoting her agenda, brushing up against a...

‘We’re going to have a problem’: Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020 thumbnail
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‘We’re going to have a problem’: Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020

President Donald Trump is bringing back 2020. Many Republicans wish he wouldn’t. Conversations with nearly a dozen GOP state and county chairs and...

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2028 Dem veteran? Uncle Sam wants you.

In the 15 days since President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury on Iran, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is approaching nearly a dozen...

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How a top DC strategist courted Jeffrey Epstein

Leading Washington strategist Juleanna Glover publicly argued for a third-party presidential candidate halfway through Donald Trump’s first term, calling for a “morally lucid”...

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Can Democrats actually flip this red Kentucky district?

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has locked down his House district for over a decade. Democrats think his Senate bid presents them an opening...

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There's a new wedge issue playing out in Senate Dem primaries

Democrats in competitive primaries keep fighting about corporate PAC money. It has opened up a muddy and sometimes performative debate. The issue has...

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Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office

A blue wave may already be cresting. Democrats have flipped 28 Republican-held seats in state legislatures across the country over the past 14...

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Jesse Jackson Jr. turns to AI to amplify Rush endorsement

CHICAGO — An AI-enhanced former congressman is hitting the Chicago airwaves. As he campaigns to reclaim the South Side congressional seat he once...