Voters in Maine have a historic opportunity to change the way they elect their leaders by voting “Yes on 5” this November.

You should never have to vote for the “lesser of two evils” when there is another candidate you like better. We need a system that works – where candidates with the best ideas, not the biggest bank accounts have a fighting chance.

After making its case in a Cook County courtroom, a group fighting to reform the partisan drawing of congressional districts still faces one more crucial deadline ahead of achieving its goal of appearing on the November 8 ballot.

Lee Greenwood immortalized the lyrics, 'And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free,' in his 1984 (and 1992 and 2001)  hit single 'God bless the U.S.A.'

It's been a rally of patriotism during the Cold War, the 1st Gulf War, and after 9/11.

On Tuesday, voters across New York State participated in primary elections to nominate candidates for November’s congressional elections. In the 13th District, nine Democrats were running to replace Charlie Rangel, who has held the Harlem-based seat for 46 years. The crowded field yielded a narrow result, with State Senator Adriano Espaillat beating State Assemblyman Keith Wright (Rangel’s chosen successor) 37% to 34%.

I was not a Bernie Sanders supporter. Nor do I support either of the two remaining presidential candidates. I will be sitting this election out. I will not disrespect myself by lending support to either of these people, who I believe are so glaringly unfit to lead.

In St. Louis on June 25, a 15-member committee produced the first draft of the Democratic Party's latest political platform. While a significant collaborative effort among the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigns, the committee was also the site of ideological and political competition as the members debated and shaped the priorities and policies of the party.

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It's looking more and more like at least 3 presidential candidates will win electoral votes this cycle, something that hasn't happened since 1988 when Lloyd Bentsen received one electoral vote from faithless elector Margaret Leech.

But it hasn't been an uncommon occurrence for more than two candidates to win electoral votes, happening 21 times out of the 56 presidential elections so far.

While Congress has continued to diversify over the last decade in terms of both gender and race, one element that has not changed is the average age of the institution’s members. The 113^th Congress had an average age of 57 years and with Senators, it was 62 years old.

However, there are some notable millennials (18-33) running for Congress this year. In order to run for Congress, one needs to be 25-years-old and 30 to run for Senate, so only the older group of this generation can even run for Congress.