Protesters rally against Sean Spicer during his visit to Chicago

A protester rushed the stage Thursday night during an event with former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer in Chicago.

Yang announces plans to give away $1K per month to 10 families

Businessman Andrew Yang is announcing plans to give away $1,000 a month to 10 families over the next year as part of his effort to prove the efficacy of his universal basic income campaign proposal.

Democratic debate: Top 2020 presidential contenders to finally share same stage

All of the top Democratic presidential candidates will share a debate stage Thursday, with Joe Biden leading in the polls and Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders vying to be the progressive alternative.

President Trump tells rally crowd: Vote for Bishop in special election

Trying to prove his political clout by pushing a Republican to victory in a special election , President Donald Trump used a North Carolina rally to paint a bleak picture of a nation he claimed would be overrun with crime, poverty and immigrants if Democrats seize power in Washington.

Rep. Danny Davis announces re-election plans

Illinois Congressman Danny Davis has announced plans to seek another term in office in 2020.

Former South Carolina Gov. Sanford adds name to GOP long shots against Trump

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, joined the Republican race against President Donald Trump on Sunday, aiming to put his Appalachian trail travails behind him for good as he pursues an admittedly remote path to the presidency.

O'Rourke calls for mandatory buyback of AK-47, AR-15 rifles

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke says a mandatory government buyback program for AK-47 and AR-15 rifles is needed because other gun control measures don't do enough to remove weapons already on the streets.

Walsh: 'I'll get in Trump's face every day'

Former Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., had a unique way of describing his role in the 2020 presidential race.

Biden says Trump making America less secure, less respected

Former Vice President Joe Biden is criticizing Donald Trump ahead of the president's visit to the Group of Seven summit in France, saying Trump is engaged in an "irrational and self-defeating campaign to make America less secure and less respected in the world."

Biden says ‘poor kids' just as bright as ‘white kids' in latest gaffe

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic primary frontrunner, made another gaffe Thursday when he told a crowd in Iowa that “poor kids are just as bright and talented as white kids.”

Biden refuses to apologize for high deportation numbers during Obama years

Presidential candidate Joe Biden refused to apologize for the nearly three million deportations carried out during his tenure as vice president in the Obama administration, after being confronted by protesters while campaigning in Dover, New Hampshire Friday.

2020 hopeful Buttigieg pitches plan to fight systemic racism

Looking to improve his standing with black voters, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg pitched a plan Tuesday to tackle "systemic racism" he said exists in housing, health care, education, policing and other aspects of American life.

Rep. Rush endorses Kamala Harris for president

Two more members of the Congressional Black Caucus are backing Kamala Harris's bid for the presidency. Reps. Bobby Rush of Illinois and Frederica Wilson of Florida are supporting the California Democrat's presidential bid. Endorsements from the caucus, which counts more than 50 members, are shaping up to be very influential in the Democratic presidential primary. The pair of endorsements bring...

Democratic debate: 10 candidates discuss immigration, gun control, health care in first night

The Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle kicked off Wednesday with 10 of the 25 candidates taking the stage to discuss gun reform, immigration, health care and President Donald Trump.

Fox News poll shows Biden, Sanders, Warren beating Trump

President Trump plans to launch his re-election campaign on Tuesday amid a new Fox News poll that shows him losing to major Democratic candidates.

Voters to decide on Pritzker's graduated income tax program

Voters will decide whether to change Illinois' income-tax structure after the House approved a constitutional amendment on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated tax proposal.

Actress calls for women to go on sex strike to protest abortion ban

Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. 

Joe Biden backs health care for illegal immigrants, says 'we have an obligation' to provide it

Leading 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden said this week that the U.S. must provide health care to everyone in the country, “regardless of whether they are documented or undocumented.”