Cheri Bustos
Elesha Gayman, Democratic chairwoman in Scott County, Iowa, stands outside her office, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race last year might have ignited a rally from Democrats whose six-vote loss was the narrowest for any U.S. House seat in almost 40 years. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
'Past the point of no return'? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 01, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. Top prosecutors in the vast majority of Arizona counties are dropping all existing possession of marijuana cases even before a new voter-approved law eliminating criminal penalties for having small amounts of the drug takes effect when results of the Nov. 3, 2020 election are certified. An Associated Press survey of county attorneys received responses from 13 of 15 elected county attorneys, all of whom said they were either immediately dropping existing cases or in one case pausing prosecutions and planning to drop them when Proposition 207 goes into effect. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

By Matthew Daly Dec. 04, 2020 01:14 PM EST

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., left, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Sen. Kelly Loeffler, center, and Sen. David Perdue wave to a crowd during a campaign rally on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Florida's Sen. Scott has coronavirus, 'very mild symptoms'

By Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 20, 2020 10:34 AM EST

Illinois Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 04:01 PM EST
Here are excerpts of editorials published in Illinois newspapers. November 14, 2020 Sauk Valley Media ...

Congresswoman self-isolates after positive COVID-19 test

Nov. 16, 2020 06:05 PM EST
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced Monday she has tested positive for COVID-19, which has triggered mild symptoms. ...

FILE - In this April 23, 2020 file image from video, Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Bustos has been reelected to a fifth term after fending off Republican challenger Esther Joy King in northwestern Illinois. (House Television via AP, File)
US Rep. Bustos reelected to 5th term over GOP challenger

By Sophia Tareen Nov. 05, 2020 10:23 AM EST

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., speaks during a news conference about COVID-19, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dems head toward House control, but GOP picks off seats

By Alan Fram And Matthew Daly Nov. 04, 2020 11:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, Republican U.S. House hopeful Yvette Herrell of New Mexico waits for a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., about a GOP challenge to the way the state is counting absentee ballots. Three Republican hopefuls seeking to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for a key southern New Mexico seat. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)
House Latest: Okla. congresswoman Horn loses to GOP’s Bice

Nov. 03, 2020 06:16 PM EST

Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham speaks to the media and supporters during his election night gathering Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Charleston, S.C. Cunningham is running for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP

By Alan Fram And Matthew Daly Nov. 03, 2020 09:34 AM EST

FILE - In this March 20, 2018 file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives greets supporters at her election night party in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Ives is running for congress in Illinois on Nov. 3, 2020. (Mark Black/Daily Herald via AP, File)
Democrats Biden, Durbin, Newman win in Illinois

By Sophia Tareen Nov. 02, 2020 11:31 PM EST

In this Oct. 22, 2020, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington. In Election 2020, control of the House is not in dispute and Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expanding her reach by working to fortify Joe Biden and win extra seats in case Congress is called on to resolve any Electoral College dispute. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
House already won? Pelosi thinks so, and reaches for more

By Lisa Mascaro Oct. 26, 2020 06:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020 file photo, armed right-wing protesters in support of President Donald Trump stand in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. In the campaign for House control, some districts are seeing a fight between Democrats saying they'll protect voters from Republicans willing to take their health coverage away, while GOP candidates are raising specters of rioters imperiling neighborhoods if Democrats win. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
Law and order vs. health care as Dems, GOP vie for suburbs

By Alan Fram And Jim Salter Sep. 20, 2020 11:57 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak with families who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Democrats renew health care attacks on GOP as virus builds

By Alexandra Jaffe And Alan Fram Jun. 26, 2020 11:50 PM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., wears a face mask as she arrives to speak at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democrats renew health care attacks on GOP as virus builds

By Alexandra Jaffe And Alan Fram Jun. 26, 2020 05:40 PM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during news conference unveiling the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
With a jab at Trump, Pelosi unveils new 'Obamacare' bill

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 24, 2020 03:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are brandishing the latest approach in their uphill fight for House control this November: battering moderate Democrats for backing a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill promising benefits for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Virus, economy, Trump and cash hamper GOP's bid for House

By Alan Fram May. 23, 2020 10:34 AM EDT