The GOP’s leadership within the Senate will shift as longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced earlier this year that ...

(AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his election ...

A man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers ...

Stocks roared out of the gate Wednesday morning following news that former President Donald Trump has secured a second term ...

Democrat Kamala Harris earned a statewide win in Maine, collecting a pair of electoral votes on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the ...

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s guaranteed berth in the College Football Playoff could include a surprise representative. Maybe a couple. Unbeaten and fourth-ranked Miami (9-0, 5-0), ...

Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive ...

Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin won Michigan’s razor’s-edge race for U.S. Senate, defeating former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a battle of attrition. In the ...

WGN-TV Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joins Lisa Dent to comment on last night’s presidential election, and give analysis on how the Chicago school board election played out.

Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Wednesday. Sykes, a first-term congresswoman, was previously leader of the Ohio House Democratic caucus.

Democratic Rep. Norma Torres won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Torres defeated Republican Mike Cargile. Torres is a longtime incumbent who sits on the House ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin won election to Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Wednesday. Slotkin’s victory preserves a key seat for Democrats following the retirement of ...