There is no question that Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. had a significant impact on the civil rights movement, Democratic Party politics and D.C.’s struggle for statehood. After I heard of his death, I ...

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 ...

After his promising career was halted by a corruption scandal that sent him to prison, the former Democratic congressman is trying to return to the House.

Days after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said the late civil rights leader had supported her campaign, one of his sons said the elder Mr. Jackson had not made a final choice.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Saturday touted a Senate endorsement from the late Rev.

The three former presidents spoke at a celebration of life ceremony for Jackson the day before his son's comments.

One candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois says the late Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed their campaign, leading to a firestorm of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr. was honored Monday in the state where he grew up under segregation with a hero's memorial, his flag-draped casket under the Capitol's ...