Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn't on the primary ballot Tuesday but is staking his political capital to reshape his party’s massive supermajorities in the state Legislature more to his liking
May 11, 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
The primary election results in Indiana have shown how President Donald Trump can punish Republican lawmakers who defy him
May 06, 2026
Fact check: No, Trump doesn’t have a 100% approval rating among Republicans
May 06, 2026
Trump gets revenge, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s Indiana and Ohio primaries
May 06, 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
President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way
May 05, 2026
A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump have lost
May 05, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has visited Iowa to promote the administration's tax and tariff policies while campaigning on behalf of Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn
May 05, 2026
What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and Ohio
May 05, 2026
Lawmakers in several southern states are meeting this week to consider redistricting plans in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act
May 04, 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
Trump reshapes Kentucky Senate race to replace Mitch McConnell with endorsement, job offer
May 02, 2026
Ron DeSantis finds second act as key Trump ally. Will his third act be a 2028 run?
May 01, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”
May 01, 2026
Mark Sanford has ended his bid to reclaim his old congressional seat
April 30, 2026
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic Voting Rights Act opinion and what’s next for the midterms
April 30, 2026
Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida
April 28, 2026
Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge
April 26, 2026
With U.S. gas prices up, President Donald Trump's approval
April 25, 2026
House Republicans are facing a fresh challenge in the 2026 midterms: the Homeland Political Action Committee, a new conservative super PAC targeting Republican
April 24, 2026
Josh Shapiro tests his clout in trying to flip US House seats in Pennsylvania
April 24, 2026
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April 23, 2026
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April 22, 2026
Voting rights activists accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit on Tuesday of laying the groundwork for voter purges that could illegally remove eligible voters
April 21, 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
President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary
April 18, 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
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April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday tightening rules on mail‑in voting nationwide, including directing his administration to
April 01, 2026
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April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in a prime-time address on
April 02, 2026
‘Everything will fall apart’: Republicans confront how to shift midterm strategy amid Iran war
April 16, 2026
Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and play down the resulting tensions between Washington and the Vatican
April 15, 2026
Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
April 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party
April 10, 2026
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
April 02, 2026
Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
April 01, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for 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
How the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing the power of Trump’s endorsement
March 10, 2026
California congressman is leaving the Republican Party to become an independent amid tough reelection race
March 10, 2026
Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language
March 07, 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
President Donald Trump says he'll soon endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race
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
James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett to win Democratic primary in Texas Senate race
March 04, 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
Late staffer’s husband calls Rep. Tony Gonzales a ‘predator’ amid affair allegations
February 26, 2026
Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell
February 25, 2026
Mayra Flores is fighting for a political comeback in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate
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
Trump wants to focus on health care in the midterms, creating headaches for the GOP
February 19, 2026
Democrats are playing catch-up in having online influencers and content creators promote their candidates and priorities
February 19, 2026
States ready to seize Supreme Court redistricting decision amid countdown to midterm elections
February 14, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party
February 13, 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
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
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
President Donald Trump is facing rare criticism from his Republican Party over a racist video
February 07, 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
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s feud with Donald Trump is shaping the race to replace her
February 06, 2026
On a podcast epidsode with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI, President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting.”
February 03, 2026
Trump wants Republicans to ‘nationalize’ US elections. The Constitution might get in the way
February 04, 2026
Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarici differed more on style than substance in their first debate for U.S. Senate in heavily Republican Texas
January 24, 2026
President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office
January 21, 2026
Johnson seeks Trump agenda 2.0 as GOP anxiety grows over midterms
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
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end
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
Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
January 13, 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
President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year
January 09, 2026
Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP
January 09, 2026
Hill liberals push for shutdown clash over ICE funding but face resistance in Democratic ranks
January 08, 2026
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services
January 06, 2026
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear
January 06, 2026
California GOP Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
January 06, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress
January 04, 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
The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
December 26, 2025
Turning Point exposed a brewing MAGA civil war. Can JD Vance unite it?
December 21, 2025
Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention has been marked by internal feuds among conservative figures
December 21, 2025
At Turning Point’s annual gathering, young conservatives fret about the future
December 20, 2025
Young women who have grown emboldened in their conservative beliefs are attending the annual conference held by Turning Point USA
December 19, 2025
Pennsylvania State Police to look into incident involving insulin, glass contaminating shaved ice at school event
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
Kyrgyzstan criticises EU sanctions on its banks over Russia links, calls for dialogue
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What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?
A look at the hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza
Suspects in Louvre Museum heist arrested
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