The contest to be California’s next governor is finally coming into focus — even if the Democratic field still remains murky.With several viable Democrats splitting the field, the current polling fron...

We’ll look at how redistricting is shaking out in races across the state. And we’ll examine whether Democrats have gained an edge nationally as new polling shows voters souring on Trump’s immigration…

After losing Arizona’s governorship by less than one point in 2022, Republicans are ready for a do-over. They view Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs as unusually vulnerable and unprepared for a growing GOP ...

To many, the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis feels like a political tipping point, sadly similar to the one we witnessed just a few years ago with the murder of Georg...

The factions and tensions within the Democratic Party are on full display in the special election for New Jersey’s 11th District, left vacant by newly-elected Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

President Donald Trump once again showed this week that he has a long memory when it comes to revenge.In a surprise move Saturday night, the president endorsed Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow over Sen. Bi...

As President Donald Trump continues to up the ante on Greenland, threatening to levy additional tariffs on European countries that oppose his demands to take control of the country, many in the chatte...

In a state with a history of rough-and-tumble politics, the crowded race for South Carolina governor is already shaping up to be a brawl.The top four Republicans fighting in the June 9 primary to succ...

As President Donald Trump continues to up the ante on Greenland, threatening to levy additional tariffs on European countries that oppose his demands to take control of the country, many in the chatte...

Just as Wyoming’s gubernatorial contest started to heat up, President Donald Trump froze the field in its tracks. His decision to endorse state Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder e...

Ten months out from Election Day, it’s increasingly clear that Democrats are in a strong position to win control of the House this November.

We are barely two weeks into 2026, and we’ve already been hit by a tsunami of significant news events — from the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, to widespread protests in Iran, to the ...

Senate Democrats have landed another key recruit in their battle for the Senate majority, convincing former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola to challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.With Peltola’s announceme...

For all the ways in which Trump 2.0 has blown past the bounds of Trump 1.0 — expanded use of emergency tariffs, divisive stepped-up ICE crackdowns, National Guard deployments and now the extraction and detention of a South American head of state — 2026 is still on track to follow the patterns of previous midterm elections, in which a dissatisfied electorate turns down the thermostat on the president’s agenda and penalizes the party in power.

For a candidate who spent his 2024 campaign focused on domestic policy, the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term has been defined as much by brash and consequential foreign policy action...

Democrats are undeniably entering 2026 with a better chance of retaking the Senate than they were at the outset of the year. But even with retirements and recruitments breaking their way, they remain ...

Following Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis’s retirement announcement earlier this month, at-large Rep. Harriet Hageman is poised to succeed her in the Senate.Hageman, 63, launched her campaign on Dec...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s roller coaster of a year has finally reached its end. The Republican pulled out of the race for New York governor — and also passed on a reelection bid — on Dec. 19, explicitly a...

When it comes to politics, Gen Z generally hates everyone and everything. But they may still be primed to deliver for Democrats in 2026.A new national poll of 18-to 29-year-olds, conducted by the Inst...

Despite initial resistance from Texas’ congressional delegation, President Donald Trump successfully pressured Texas Republicans into redrawing their state’s congressional map, giving the party an opp...