Six Democratic presidential candidates are debating in Iowa on Tuesday, less than three weeks from the caucuses there. NPR reporters are providing background and analysis of the candidates' remarks in real-time.
The Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday with a litany of alleged offenses related to Russia's hacking of the Democratic National Committee's emails, state election systems and other targets in 2016.
The Illinois delegation had front-row seats at this week's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. And several Illinoisans were in the spotlight, from members of Congress, to the nominee, former Chicago suburbanite Hillary Rodham Clinton.
It’s no longer mere speculation; U-S Senator Dick Durbin appears to be mulling a run for governor.
Hillary Clinton officially became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee at the party's national convention Tuesday night. But delegates who support Bernie Sanders remain unhappy about the result.
