Elections

NBC News spoke to voters at a gas station in the 10th District, the type of area that will be key for Republicans to win in the midterms if they hope to retain control of the House majority.

The Illinois governor sank money and political capital into an open Democratic Senate primary and came out a winner alongside Juliana Stratton.

A previous program designed to clean up voter rolls was criticized by officials, experts and activists who tried to use it.

Donna Miller, Melissa Bean and La Shawn Ford also won open Democratic primaries in a quartet of Chicago-area House races partly defined by disagreements over Israel.

NBC News projects that Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for the seat held by Sen. Dick Durbin, who is retiring after five terms.

NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race.

Pritzker won the Democratic nomination unopposed as he gears up for another statewide test before a potential 2028 presidential run.

President Donald Trump called on whichever candidate he didn’t endorse to drop out. But the deadline to drop out has passed, and Trump hasn’t made his pick.

The Senate voted to begin debate with a simple majority, but the legislation, which needs 60 votes to proceed to passage, lacks a viable path.

As Republicans highlight the most popular policy in the SAVE America Act, Democrats say its other provisions would disenfranchise U.S. citizens.

A hard-fought Senate race, several raucous open House primaries and Gov. JB Pritzker's bid to extend his control over Illinois politics are all at stake.