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Rep. Mary Miller is expected to win the Republican nomination in Illinois’ 15th Congressional district, NBC News projects, with incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis offering his concession in the race.

U.S. Rep. Mary Miller became the center of controversy once again Saturday for a comment in which she called the Supreme Court’s decision of overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.”

Former President Donald Trump is expected to hold a rally in support of Rep. Mary Miller next weekend, but he has yet to lend his support to any of the candidates currently running for Illinois governor.

Day two of hearings by the Jan. 6 committee focused on how those around former President Trump told him he lost the 2020 election. But instead, according to the committee, he embraced his attorney Rudy Guiliani and false claims the election was stolen. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, who has a fresh endorsement from former President Donald Trump, has announced she’ll mount a primary challenge against five-term U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.

Congressman Rodney Davis is facing plenty of questions about whether he’ll challenge Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in the 2022 race, but there’s a lot more going on too. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern spoke to him.

At least 13 representatives and both of Illinois’ U.S. senators have publicly expressed support for President Donald Trump’s removal from office after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an effort to overturn the presidential election results, halting the electoral vote count in an eruption of chaos and violence that left five people dead.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., implored his fellow Congress members to forego objections to the certification of the 2020 presidential election, calling the proceedings a “stain on democracy.”

A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to making a threat against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has been sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to undergo mental health counseling.

The race for Illinois 13th Congressional District is a high-profile rematch between incumbent Republican Rep. Rodney Davis and Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, taking a second swing at the district he won by less than a point in 2018.

Here’s a look at nine of the biggest races you should be watching across Illinois in the 2020 general election.

Taylorville Rep. Rodney Davis has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a press release from his office. Davis, who represents Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, said in a statement that he has been taking his temperature twice daily, and that he noticed his temperature had risen to 99 degrees Fahrenheit, a higher than normal number. “Because of the high temperature, my…

Don’t put much stock in President Donald Trump’s thought about withholding funds to fight the pandemic for states and cities that reject his immigration policies, an Illinois Democrat and Republican in Congress told NBC 5. Earlier in the week the president indicated he might consider blocking funds to combat the coronavirus for cities and states that have sanctuary city...

A 64-year-old Army veteran has been charged in federal court with making a threatening communication against an Illinois congressman. Randall E. Tarr, of Rochester, Illinois, is accused of leaving a voicemail message at U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis‘ office on Nov. 25 threatening to shoot him. Tarr was released on his own recognizance Friday. Contacted at his home Thursday, Tarr said…

The House approved legislation Wednesday to better protect the country’s elections from foreign interference, the third major bill the Democratic-controlled chamber has passed this year addressing problems that arose in the 2016 presidential election. The 227-181 vote comes as lawmakers pursue an impeachment inquiry centered on allegations that President Donald Trump improperly solicited election help from Ukraine ahead of the...

The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House has a hopeful message for the beleaguered Illinois GOP.

Now that the government is back open, some of the Illinois Democrats in Congress have invited guests they’re hoping will keep the effects of the shutdown front-and-center.