Last month’s election was a good one for Democrats. Mounting dissatisfaction with POTUS 47 and his Administration’s policies contributed to major victories, as I reported shortly after Election Day. I ...

Two new studies shed light on how the decline of local news can affect elections and the pool of candidates running for ...

A charter amendment can be placed on the ballot via an initiatory petition, signed by 5% of the city’s registered voters ― that's roughly 26,000 signatures ― or by a 3/5 vote of the Detroit City ...

A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to ...

It’s that time of year when we all feel a little more generous. Gifts and shopping are on our minds – and filling up that space under the Christmas tree. Two incoming big-city mayors are also feeling ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey’s second-largest city will get another chance to elect a new mayor Tuesday in a runoff election. The race pits a Jersey City council member against a former ...

One month after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was defeated in New York City's mayoral election by democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, another disgraced former governor seeking political ...

A homeless encampment near the Space Needle that gained international media attention is testing Seattle’s homeless crisis response as Mayor-elect Katie Wilson prepares to end camp removals when she ...

Zohran Mamdani's rise from a backbench legislator to New York City's mayor by highlighting affordability and progressive ...

Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the sitting president. With Republicans already hanging onto a razor-thin margin in the U.S. House, tracking the GOP members set to leave ...

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.