A special election in Michigan could decide whether Democrats maintain their slim majority in the state Senate for the final months of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term
May 05, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has stopped in Ohio as he makes his way to Iowa for the first time since taking office
May 05, 2026
What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and Ohio
May 05, 2026
Indiana Republican state lawmakers who broke with President Donald Trump over his call to redraw the state’s congressional district lines are facing primary challengers who are backed by Trump and national conservative groups
May 05, 2026
President Donald Trump’s campaign to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way moves through Indiana on Tuesday night, when seven state senators face Trump-backed primary challengers
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
By Jason Lange, Ted Hesson and M.B.
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
Pennsylvania sues Character AI, says chatbot poses as doctors
All eyes on job market as Fed's rate-cut window narrows
Alphabet closes in on Nvidia's spot as world's biggest company
US new home sales increase in February and March; median price drops
US job openings drop in March; hires increase sharply
Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
Snooker’s Olympic push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions
Vienna police brace for protests at Eurovision Song Contest final