Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state
May 13, 2026
Americans’ anger about the economy hits Trump and Republicans’ midterm prospects
May 12, 2026
Several Republican-led states across the South are rushing to redraw their congressional maps ahead of November's midterm elections in a bid to help save their party's
August 08, 2025
As a child, Leona Tate was one of the "New Orleans Four," the first Black students to desegregate a public
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation's capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects
May 09, 2026
Alabama lawmakers have approved a plan for new U.S. House primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections
May 08, 2026
Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats, in a
May 08, 2026
South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can rein in
May 08, 2026
Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she has long had a condition called an essential tremor
May 07, 2026
Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special election in Michigan, securing the party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term
May 05, 2026
The number of competitive U.S. House of Representatives districts in this fall’s midterm elections was already near historic lows before the U.S.
May 03, 2026
The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats
May 01, 2026
Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he hopes to work with Gov. Janet Mills to turn Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ seat “blue again” now that Mills has dropped out of their primary
April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court has weakened a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere
April 29, 2026
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic Voting Rights Act opinion and what’s next for the midterms
April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped combat racial discrimination in voting for over 50 years
April 29, 2026
Josh Shapiro tests his clout in trying to flip US House seats in Pennsylvania
April 24, 2026
Virginia voters are considering a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts
April 20, 2026
Mitch Landrieu for president? The former New Orleans mayor wants to test the 2028 waters
April 19, 2026
In the wide-open race for California governor, billionaire Tom Steyer is on a spending binge
April 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents
April 17, 2026
The Democratic Party on Wednesday filed a lawsuit asking a U.S. judge to block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting nationwide,
April 02, 2026
Inside the sudden downfall of Eric Swalwell
April 16, 2026
The Republican-led Senate has rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran
April 16, 2026
The departure of California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell helps Democrats narrow the field in a June primary election, which could hurt Republicans who
April 15, 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028
April 10, 2026
Gavin Newsom faces growing pressure to intervene in a scrambled California governor’s race
April 15, 2026
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault accusations that he continues to deny
April 13, 2026
Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
April 09, 2026
‘I know what it requires’: Harris on why she’s thinking about running for president in 2028
April 10, 2026
Elissa Slotkin is testing whether winning in Trump country is a winning message for Democrats
April 09, 2026
Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin is in Iowa to support Democratic congressional candidates and gather insights on how Democrats could win over President Donald Trump's supporters
April 08, 2026
Ocasio-Cortez says she’ll vote against any military aid to Israel, including for Iron Dome system
April 02, 2026
Democrats in North Carolina are scrambling to turn out rural Black voters and say the party cannot win the state without them
April 01, 2026
Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump
March 11, 2026
After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive
March 06, 2026
Takeaways from the Texas and North Carolina primaries
March 04, 2026
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections
March 05, 2026
Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count
March 05, 2026
A rule change for primary voting in two Texas counties led to mass voter confusion that eventually led to a state supreme court ruling, threats of more legal action and the potential that an untold number of voters could find themselves disenfranchised
March 04, 2026
Moderate Democrats are pushing back on the party’s progressive energy
March 03, 2026
Democrats are banking on Tejano music star Bobby Pulido to help them win back Hispanic voters in a South Texas congressional district that favors Republicans
February 28, 2026
Former President Joe Biden returned to South Carolina on Friday for a warm homecoming from the Democrats who resurrected his 2020 presidential campaign
February 28, 2026
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell
February 25, 2026
Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump’s speech after protest
February 25, 2026
If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both - favorable and not
February 25, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is opening up about his Jewish faith at a pivotal moment in his political rise
February 23, 2026
‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: How child care costs could swing a key US House district
February 21, 2026
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert
February 20, 2026
Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question
February 19, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to deliver Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address
February 19, 2026
Trump wants to focus on health care in the midterms, creating headaches for the GOP
February 19, 2026
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back on President Donald Trump while trying to rally Democrats in his state around a mid-decade redistricting fight
February 19, 2026
Bernie Sanders has traveled to Los Angeles to kick off a campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats
February 18, 2026
Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024
February 18, 2026
States ready to seize Supreme Court redistricting decision amid countdown to midterm elections
February 14, 2026
Special election results have anticipated recent midterm outcomes. With Democrats now overperforming, that could spell trouble for the GOP in 2026.
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president to roll back climate regulations
February 12, 2026
Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections
February 10, 2026
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are adept at creating digital media moments and collecting social media followers
February 06, 2026
Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies
February 06, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term
February 05, 2026
Trump wants Republicans to ‘nationalize’ US elections. The Constitution might get in the way
February 04, 2026
Young Democrats across the United States are challenging veteran party figures, aiming to mount tougher opposition to President Donald Trump
February 02, 2026
As Susan Collins awaits, a generational divide splits Maine Democrats in pivotal Senate race
February 01, 2026
A judge’s decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars — but for now, the outcome remains uncertain
January 24, 2026
A judge has thrown out the boundaries of New York City's only Republican congressional seat, ordering a redrawing due to unconstitutional vote dilution of Black and Hispanic residents
January 21, 2026
Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN
January 19, 2026
Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026
A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections
January 19, 2026
Virginia Democrats set up a referendum to try to flip as many as 4 GOP-held US House seats
January 16, 2026
Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to flip majority control of the Legislature and retain the governor's seat this year
January 15, 2026
A panel of federal judges has sided with California in the fight over a new U.S. House map approved by voters
January 14, 2026
New polling from Gallup shows that Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents and rejecting the labels of the two major political parties
January 12, 2026
Hill liberals push for shutdown clash over ICE funding but face resistance in Democratic ranks
January 08, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028
January 08, 2026
The political fortunes of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were looking bright in the summer of 2024, when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate
January 07, 2026
Will Amy Klobuchar run for Minnesota governor? ‘I’m seriously considering it,’ she says
January 05, 2026
The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office
December 30, 2025
Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber
December 29, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party
December 22, 2025
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line
December 21, 2025
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024
December 15, 2025
More redistricting bad news for Republicans: Texas may not net five GOP seats like they planned
December 14, 2025
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism
December 14, 2025
Kamala Harris is extending her book tour in 2026 and hitting politically important territory
December 10, 2025
President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
December 09, 2025
Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump
December 09, 2025
Jasmine Crockett launches Texas Senate bid with a vow to Trump: ‘I’m coming for you’
December 08, 2025
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas
December 08, 2025
Democrats are hoping to win a race for Miami mayor after decades out of power
December 07, 2025
President Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar plans to run for reelection as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case
December 07, 2025
Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections
December 04, 2025
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is staying in California
December 04, 2025
After President Donald Trump announced he's pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), the congressman told reporters he will still seek reelection as a Democrat. In 2024, Cuellar and his wife were charged with accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities in an alleged scheme that took place from late 2014 through at least November 2021, according to the indictment. Cuellar has denied any wrongdoing by him and his wife.
December 03, 2025
Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee
December 03, 2025
Republicans in Indiana's House of Representatives have introduced a new congressional map that could net the GOP two more U.S. House seats, sweeping all nine of the state's seats
December 01, 2025
President Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress
December 01, 2025
Key wins for Italy's opposition in southern regional elections show cracks in the ruling conservative bloc's dominance, raising doubts over Prime
November 25, 2025
FAA says seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets were incorrectly installed
Company at center of US cyclospora outbreak complained to White House, source says
State official outlines proposed federal cuts to Colorado River water for Arizona, California and Nevada
A fugitive colonel is finally jailed in Chilean Víctor Jara's murder case, decades after the crime
Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger to miss 4 to 6 weeks with a Grade 2 hamstring strain
Way cleared for pop singer D4vd to stand trial on murder, mutilation charges