Contrasts abound for 2 black women in Chicago mayoral runoff

A political outsider who campaigned on reforming Chicago's police department says voters likely had the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald on their minds when th
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Expanding the map: 2020 Dems push past early voting states

Expanding the map: 2020 Democratic candidates push past early voting states
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Inside the battle to host the 2020 Democratic convention

Officials in Houston, Miami and Milwaukee are in a mad scramble to lure the Democratic presidential nominating convention in 2020, but each city has something l
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Booker holds back on questions about 'Empire' actor attack

Booker holds back on questions about 'Empire' actor attack; Warren says families feeling the economic squeeze; former GOP Gov. William Weld says he would challe
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2020 Democrats weigh how to recapture voters in Midwest

The clearest path for Democrats to reclaim the White House runs through the upper Midwest, and the party could soon have multiple presidential contenders who ha
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Illinois business groups pitch geography-based minimum wage

Some business advocates now resigned to the likelihood that Illinois will soon adopt a $15-an-hour minimum wage are urging legislators to at least make it a tie
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Early voting in Chicago municipal election starts Tuesday

Chicagoans can start casting ballots for the 14 candidates in the city's mayoral race starting Tuesday
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The Latest: Rauner touts less red tape, union-fee win

Gov. Bruce Rauner is highlighting school-funding reform, cutting red tape for businesses, curbs against government unionization and efforts to clip conflicts of
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The Latest: Madigan cheers House for budget perseverance

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has concluded the legislative session by thanking lawmakers for persevering through an "epic struggle" over the budget wi
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The Latest: Illinois House OKs pay hike for Pritzker cabinet

The incoming Illinois governor would be able to offer his cabinet members 15 percent more in salary under a plan that the House has approved
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The Latest: Illinois House OKs plan to abolish Tollway board

The Illinois House has approved a measure that would allow the incoming governor to replace the members of the Illinois Tollway board
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AP poll shows high job approval for Trump from veterans

AP Votecast survey shows about 6 in 10 military veterans voted for GOP candidates in the November midterm elections, and similar majorities had positive views o
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Trump's coalition cracking over his policies and personality

Will they stay or will they go? Trump's coalition cracking over his leadership, policies on eve of 2020 election season
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Trump's reluctant backers sour on his leadership, policies

Will they stay or will they go? Trump's reluctant supporters sour on his leadership, policies on eve of 2020 election season
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AP Exclusive: Most Mormons back GOP, but fewer support Trump

About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the fai
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AP Exclusive: Utahns would like Romney to stand up to Trump

About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the fai
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AP Exclusive: Mormons would like Romney to stand up to Trump

About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the fai
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AP Exclusive: Mormons support GOP, but Trump approval lags

About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the fai
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Only on AP: Mormons support GOP, but Trump approval lags

About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the fai
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The Latest: Negotiations on online car-rental rules continue

A Democratic lawmaker pushing regulation for the so-called peer-to-peer car-rental process says he will continue negotiations on the measure
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Midterms reveal South split along urban, rural differences

Long a one-party affair, Southern politics is becoming more of a mixed bag
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza running for Chicago mayor

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she's running for Chicago mayor
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza running for Chicago mayor

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she's running for Chicago mayor
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Record 42 Latinos to serve in Congress; 1 race undecided

More Latinos will serve in Congress next year than ever before _ at least 42, with a House race in California to be decided
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Record 42 Latinos to serve in Congress; 1 race undecided

More Latinos will serve in Congress next year than ever before _ at least 42, with a House race in California to be decided
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McCaskill loss in Missouri illustrates urban-rural divide

Rural voters in Missouri were crucial to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's loss to Attorney General Josh Hawley
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McCaskill loss in Missouri illustrates urban-rural divide

Rural voters in Missouri were crucial to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's loss to Attorney General Josh Hawley
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McCaskill loss in Missouri illustrates urban-rural divide

Rural voters in Missouri were crucial to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's loss to Attorney General Josh Hawley
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'Kavanaugh and caravan': Did Trump's late pitch move voters?

Trump called it an election about "Kavanaugh and the caravan." Did voters agree?
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27-year-old Houston immigrant elected county leader in upset

A 27-year-old Houston woman who emigrated to the U.S. in 2005 has been elected the top executive of the nation's third-largest county
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AP VoteCast: Trump a dominant force on voters' minds

President Donald Trump is the dominant force in American politics and the 2018 midterm elections have proven no different, as attitudes toward the polarizing le
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27-year-old Houston immigrant elected county leader in upset

A 27-year-old Houston woman who emigrated to the U.S. in 2005 has been elected the top executive of the nation's third-largest county
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