JB Pritzker

The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Republican National Committee (RNC) National Midterm Convention in Dallas

WATCH: Democrats say Trump's 'bizarre' convention is a distraction from his faltering presidency

“This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can’t paper over the fact that Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a potential 2028 presidential contender, said Wednesday morning.

By Bill Barrow, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

National Action Network National Convention in New York City

WATCH: Democratic presidential prospects flock to Al Sharpton's conference in New York

The Democratic Party's most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party's unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest takes shape at an annual conference led by Rev. Al Sharpton.

By Matt Brown, Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Kat Abughazaleh participates in a door knocking event while campaigning for the 2026 Illinois Primary Election

Live Results: Illinois midterm primary elections

Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation.

What to expect in the Illinois state primary

Topping the ballot is the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

WATCH: 'Come and get me,' Pritzker responds to Trump's call to put Illinois governor in jail

By Associated Press

"What kind of a country are we living in where the president of the United States is targeting his political opponents?" Pritzker told the press on the sidelines of a union protest in Chicago.

National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon

By Erin Hooley, Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns,” and said he didn’t get a heads-up from Washington about their deployment.

Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor

By Associated Press

It wasn’t immediately clear what President Donald Trump was specifically objecting to with his post, but it was the latest example of his brazen calls for his opponents to be prosecuted or locked up, a break from longtime norms.