Donald Trump campaigned on Friday in New York’s Hudson Valley to support a vulnerable House Republican facing reelection in November, a rare test of the U.S.
May 22, 2026
Ken Paxton is playing up President Donald Trump's endorsement as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn
May 22, 2026
Sixteen months into his second presidency, Donald Trump may be as unpopular as he's ever been among the American electorate – but his grip
May 21, 2026
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government
May 20, 2026
The conservative-majority U.S.
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has scored another win against a Republican rival, purging Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s primary and knocking out one of his most outspoken critics on Capitol Hill
May 19, 2026
Vice President JD Vance’s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor
May 20, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is railing against one of President Donald Trump’s chief Republican critics in Congress on the eve of a high-profile primary election
May 19, 2026
Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and the nearly two dozen challengers hoping to defeat her are among the candidates on the ballot in Oregon's primary
May 18, 2026
One of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics within the Republican Party faces a tough primary challenge in Kentucky’s state primary
May 18, 2026
It was a hurdle too high for Bill Cassidy to clear
May 18, 2026
Trump sent a message by targeting Bill Cassidy. In defeat, Cassidy delivered one back
May 17, 2026
Why Trump put his ‘bad cop’ in charge of rescuing the GOP in the midterms
May 17, 2026
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight
May 14, 2026
U.S. civil rights group NAACP said on Wednesday the new congressional map approved last week by Tennessee Republicans intentionally discriminated on
May 14, 2026
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term
May 13, 2026
The Republican speaker of Tennessee's House of Representatives on Tuesday stripped Democratic lawmakers of all committee assignments as punishment for their role in
May 13, 2026
Cindy Burbank wins Nebraska Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects. She’s expected to back independent Dan Osborn
May 12, 2026
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
South Carolina voters will choose between 2 Trump-backed candidates for governor in runoff
Trump administration touts Iran deal as a payday for US farmers, but Iran denies it
6 convictions found to be fair after review of embattled Minnesota medical examiner's testimony
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Messi and Mbappe romping through World Cup in dazzling display of history-making goals
Selection process for Atlanta Fed president reset after Warsh became chairman, CNBC reports
FedEx eyes 11% rise in 2026 revenue after fourth-quarter profit gains on strong pricing
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