Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the mend after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. The civil rights leader, 79, was recently admitted to the hospital where he received "routine medical ...

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political icon. But above all, he’s a Southerner.

Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "crude and hurtful" remarks he made about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after an interview with a Fox News correspondent. The remarks came ...

CHICAGO — Jesse Jackson sat in a wheelchair near the back wall of a darkened restaurant at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.

Jesse Jackson Jr. and Rahm Emanuel are two peas ... Jackson’s name, network and nose for news will stir the political mix. He recently hosted Michael Cohen, Trump’s notorious former fixer ...

CHICAGO — A day after former Governor Rod Blagojevich received a presidential pardon, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is calling for millions more. Jackson Jr. addressed the public Tuesday ...

For over six decades, Reverend Jesse Jackson has shaped American civil rights, politics, and social justice. He has ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, on the stage at the Democratic National Convention, waves to the crowd. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The crowd rose to a standing ovation as Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil ...