Election 2020

For Illinois Presidential Primary, 16 Candidates File To Appear On Ballot

By • Jan 3, 2020
Seven Democratic candidates at the beginning of the PBS-Politico debate in December
PBS Newshour

Friday was the deadline for major party presidential candidates to try to get on the ballot for Illinois’ upcoming primary election.

Once A Skeptic, Congressman Rodney Davis Embraces Trump

By • Nov 14, 2019
Rodney Davis speaking at the Illinois State Fair in August 2019
Brian Mackey / NPR Illinois

With the impeachment investigation moving into a more public phase this week, members of Congress are calibrating their responses.

Rodney Davis’ 13th District includes wide swaths of rural, central Illinois, where President Trump is popular. But is also includes college towns filled with Democratic voters, and Davis was re-elected by a slim margin last year.

It’s against that backdrop that Davis has traveled from being a Trump objector — to a Trump supporter.

Health Care: See Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand

By • Sep 10, 2019

Health care helped propel Democrats to victory in a wave of elections in 2018, and it remains a top issue for voters heading into 2020.

But the conversation has changed over two years; while in the last midterms health care debates revolved around protecting the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, after GOP attempts to repeal it, presidential candidates ahead of 2020 are focusing more on overhauling the entire health care system.