Robin Kelly

During Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) threatened that if the President Donald Trump administration continued to ignore congressional Democrats’ subpoenas, then people could be facing fines or even jail time. Kelly said it is Congress’ “right”

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) declared her support for those participating in the March for Our Lives protests and wondered, “Why do NRA dollars matter more than American lives?” Transcript as Follows:  Antonio Brown and 49

The House of Representatives reconvened for a legislative session July 5, and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) leadership is calling on CBC rank and file to “be as disruptive to (House) Speaker (Paul) Ryan (R-WI) as possible.”

On July 14, Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-2nd) put forth H.R. 5093–the Children’s Firearm Marketing Safety Act–to keep firearm-branded shirts, hats, and “stuffed animals” from being marketed to children. The bill asks the Federal Trade Commission “to prohibit any person from

Last month, President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, raised $800,000 in the first two and a half weeks since announcing his candidacy for Illinois Governor. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that according to campaign spokesman Pete Giangreco, New York

After Robin Kelly was sworn In to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. she did a quick Chicago media interview where she could not remember what she voted on the same day.

After Robin Kelly’s special election victory to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. Tuesday night, the Chicago Sun-Times’ Natasha Korecki, who helped lead the media charge against Republican Paul McKinley, reported the election by the people was a mere “formality.”  Korecki’s comment echoes

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOFormer Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured Tuesday’s special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The win for the

A Democrat running for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat in Congress attacked the idea of concealed-carry firearms by citing the victims of the Aurora theater shooting, who could not defend themselves in a gun-free zone. Robin Kelly, candidate in the IL-02

With one week to go in the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. in Illinois’ Second Congressional District, President Obama has chimed in and thrown his support behind the Democrat nominee, Robin Kelly.  While the president’s

Thanks to Mayor Bloomberg’s staggering $2+ million investment in Robin Kelly in the Illinois 2nd district race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr., the Democrat primary garnered enough attention to leave many residents thinking the race was over after the February

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the Democratic Party’s leadership in the House of Representatives, suggested to Jason Mattera at a Feb. 13 women’s rights rally that plans for an assault weapons ban and private-sales background checks were only

The GOP primary in the race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. received little to no coverage leading up to the February 26 ballot from the mainstream Chicago media. Since winning the Republican nomination, however, the media have fixated on Republican

Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -In my reporter’s notebook this morning, more on Illinois’ 2nd congressional district and on one of my favorite conservative websites.It’s become a chief cheerleader for apparent GOP nominee

GOP primary winner Paul McKinley is wasting no time hitting the pavement to spread his message across the Illinois 2nd Congressional District. Thursday night, he announced that he will begin a walking tour through the district to meet voters and

Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pouring his massive wealth into an anti-gun rights super PAC to defeat 2014 pro-Second Amendment candidates supported by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Bloomberg’s super PAC Independence USA, which is solely funded

Vice President Joe Biden stated yesterday that gun control enthusiast Robin Kelly’s victory in the Chicago Democrat congressional primary is a sign that voters want stricter gun control and are turning against the all-powerful gun lobby.  “For the first time

Wednesday’s headlines provide an important lesson in the difference in strategy between the two political parties. In Chicago, the Obama operation quashed former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, who enjoyed an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, in favor of anti-gun

NewYork Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $2.3 million in campaign spending helped anti-gun radical Robin Kelly win the Democratic primary to replace convicted former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) yesterday. Bloomberg joined Obama political adviser David Axelrod, radical Jeremiah Wright ally Father

While Chicago media focused on Robin Kelly’s landslide victory in Tuesday’s Democrat primary, after they blatantly ignored the GOP primary throughout the campaign, the Republican race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District was the thriller on

(AP) Kelly wins Dem. nod for ex-Rep. Jackson Jr.’s seatBy SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOFormer Illinois legislator Robin Kelly has won the Democratic primary to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Kelly, from the southern Chicago suburb

In the Illinois 2nd District Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Independence USA PAC has gone all in, spending an estimated $1.4 million in attack ads against former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson and endorsing anti-gun-extremist Robin Kelly. Kelly has