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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...

Democrats Condemn Trump’s D.C. Takeover Plans As Federal Agents Begin Patrolling Capital

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the takeover a “political ploy and attempted distraction from Trump’s other ...

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...

Illinois Democrats tells feds to stop trying to 'usurp' state authority over immigration

Illinois Democrats tell DOJ and DHS that state sanctuary laws, including TRUST Act and Chicago Welcoming City Ordinance, follow constitutional requirements.

The Democratic Protectorate of Illinois

Few do partisan gerrymanders better than Springfield liberals.

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...

Texas Democrats in Illinois, Rainbow PUSH celebrate Voting Rights Act

Texas House Democrats in Illinois say they are committed to staying out of their state until the special session ends August ...