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After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in 2021, the governors of Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska answered his call to tackle crime and illegal immigration along the state’s border with Mexico. Their efforts are failing, critics say.
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Neither Missouri or Illinois are competitive in this year’s election cycle. But residents in both states are contributing time and money to campaigns.
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Former President Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf club. President Biden said he was briefed and a person has been detained.
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Gov. JB Pritzker has presidential ambitions — and his vetting when he was under consideration to serve as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate and this week’s Democratic National Convention have put a huge spotlight on the second-term governor.
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Will Scharf, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, left, is challenging Andrew Bailey, right, the current attorney general, as he seeks his first full term in the office.
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Four days, dozens of speakers and many balloons later, the 2024 Republican National Convention is officially over.
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With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.
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While, newly-appointed Illinois Republican Chair Kathy Salvi offered assurances that the party would win back both suburban voters and donors, though she wouldn't directly answer questions about whether she supports a national abortion ban.
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Republicans hold President Donald Trump’s nominating convention this week in Milwaukee. Watch NPR's live in-studio special coverage of the final night of the RNC tonight starting at 8 p.m. CST.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, will take residency on the state’s soon-to-be constructed quantum campus to establish a program where quantum computing prototypes will be tested to bolster national security.