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Indiana Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, left, represents a Gary-anchored seat that would become redder under the new Republican-drawn map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Indiana House passes new Republican-drawn congressional map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2025 at 4:22pm
Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection next year.

Doggett calls it quits after Supreme Court sanctions new Texas map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2025 at 4:14pm
President Donald Trump prepares to greet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in September.

With Cuellar pardon, Trump again appears to undercut GOP’s midterm message

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 4, 2025 at 3:52pm

At the Races: Republicans in revolt?

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:44pm
Indiana Democratic Rep. André Carson's district would be dismantled under a draft map released by the state House. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Indiana Republicans release draft map that aims for all-GOP House delegation

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 1, 2025 at 4:51pm, Updated at 6:39pm
North Carolina Rep. Don Davis is running for reelection from his redrawn 1st District.

North Carolina Rep. Don Davis will run for reelection from his redrawn district

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 1, 2025 at 2:37pm
A view of the top floor of the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis in July 2022. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Indiana state lawmakers will convene on redistricting in December

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 26, 2025 at 1:31pm
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, left, here at a September memorial service for Charlie Kirk at the Capitol's Statuary Hall, says she will resign on Jan. 5.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 21, 2025 at 9:25pm, Updated at 10:48pm
California Rep. Eric Swalwell, here wearing a hat in support of Jimmy Kimmel outside the Capitol in September, is running for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Eric Swalwell announces run for California governor

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 21, 2025 at 12:45am

At the Races: The new Republican resisters

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 20, 2025 at 3:11pm
Nebraska independent Dan Osborn, pictured here shaking hands during an October 2024 campaign stop at a restaurant in Neligh, is running for Senate again.

Nebraska’s Osborn says he’s better prepared for 2026 run. So are Republicans

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 19, 2025 at 5:13pm
Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards will face off in a Jan. 31 runoff in the special election for Texas' 18th District.

Special election runoff in Texas’ 18th District set for Jan. 31

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 17, 2025 at 5:09pm

At the Races: Back to our regularly scheduled programming

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 13, 2025 at 3:01pm

At the Races: Goodbye, Madam Speaker. Hello, Mayor Mamdani.

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 6, 2025 at 4:26pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., lead narrow majorities in their respective chambers as the 2026 midterm elections loom.

There is no such things as an off-year in politics

By Jason Dick, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 6, 2025 at 1:25pm
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday that she would not seek reelection.

Pelosi announces retirement as history-making career comes to a close

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 6, 2025 at 9:08am, Updated at 4:43pm
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is up for a second term in 2026.

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 6, 2025 at 5:00am
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are going to lean on affordability issues as they look to regain the majority.

Democrats see path back to power after Tuesday’s sweeping victories

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 5, 2025 at 7:01pm, Updated at 7:40pm
Democrats Christian Menefee, left, and Amanda Edwards have advanced to a runoff in the special election for Texas' 18th District. (Sharon Steinmann/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Special election for Texas’ 18th District heads to all-Democratic runoff

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 5, 2025 at 1:10am
A "Yes on 50" sign is seen on a walkway over Highway 101 in San Rafael, Calif., on Monday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California voters approve ballot measure to green-light new congressional map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 4, 2025 at 11:30pm, Updated November 5, 2025 at 12:10am
North Carolina Rep. Don Davis tops CQ Roll Call’s latest list of the most vulnerable House lawmakers of the 2026 election cycle.

The 10 most vulnerable House members, a year out from 2026 elections

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 4, 2025 at 5:00am, Updated at 5:27pm
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill, left, and former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, here at the Capitol's Statuary Hall in 2019, are running for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

What to watch in Tuesday’s elections in Virginia, New Jersey and beyond

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 3, 2025 at 7:28pm

At the Races: When the pain hits home

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 30, 2025 at 3:13pm
Voter information guides are pictured at a vote center in Los Angeles on Monday.

What to know about Prop 50, California’s redistricting ballot measure

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 29, 2025 at 3:24pm

At the Races: More maps, more problems

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 23, 2025 at 3:39pm
North Carolina Democratic Rep. Don Davis is a target of the state’s new congressional map.

North Carolina gets new House map that could help GOP gain additional seat

By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted October 22, 2025 at 5:06pm
From left, Democrats Amanda Edwards, Christian Menefee and Jolanda Jones are among the many candidates in November special election for Texas' 18th District. (Sharon Steinmann/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

In Texas special election, Democrats try to beat opponents — and voter confusion

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 22, 2025 at 4:26pm
Democratic Rep. Don Davis would get a tougher district under North Carolina's newly redrawn congressional map. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina Republicans advance new map targeting Rep. Don Davis

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 21, 2025 at 12:41pm

At the Races: No end in sight

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted October 16, 2025 at 5:10pm
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, pictured here while attending a rally in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, in October 2024, continues to be a prolific fundraiser as he seeks a Senate comeback.

4 takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports for the third quarter

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2025 at 4:26pm
Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is running for Senate.

Moulton launches Senate primary challenge to Markey in Massachusetts

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 15, 2025 at 8:32am, Updated at 11:14pm
Democrat Bobby Pulido has the support of the Latino Victory Fund in his bid for Texas' 15th District. (Jaime Nogales/Medios y Media/Getty Images file photo)

Latino Victory Fund backs 4 new House Democratic candidates

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 15, 2025 at 8:30am
North Carolina Republicans are looking at redrawing their state's congressional map again. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina is latest GOP-led state to take up mid-decade redistricting

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 14, 2025 at 12:52pm

At the Races: Signs of the times

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 9, 2025 at 3:28pm
From left, Deb Haaland, JoAnna Mendoza and Kaela Berg are among the Democratic women from blue-collar backgrounds running for office in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call; Mendoza for Congress/Facebook; Kaela for Congress/Facebook)

2026 could be breakout year for blue-collar Democratic women

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 8, 2025 at 4:08pm
Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath is running for Senate again.

Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath launches second bid for Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 6, 2025 at 2:23pm
Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for Senate.

Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt joins contentious Republican primary for Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 6, 2025 at 11:43am
Former Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is seeking a primary rematch against her successor in Congress, Democrat Wesley Bell.

Former ‘squad’ member Cori Bush launches comeback bid in Missouri

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 3, 2025 at 11:46am

At the Races: Who ends the shutdown?

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted October 2, 2025 at 2:54pm
A sign blaming Democrats for the government shutdown is seen Wednesday outside the Capitol after a Republican-led news conference.

Both parties try to win the ‘blame game’ as government shutdown hits nation

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted October 1, 2025 at 7:03pm
Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert is running for governor.

GOP Rep. David Schweikert enters race for Arizona governor

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 30, 2025 at 6:09pm, Updated October 1, 2025 at 10:09am

At the Races: Slowdown and shutdown

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 25, 2025 at 3:16pm
Former Reps. Melissa Bean, left, and Van Hilleary are running for Congress, while former Rep. Hilda L. Solis could potentially run. (Courtesy Melissa Bean for Congress/Facebook, Van for TN/Facebook and Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty Images)

Some ex-House members attempt comebacks after more than a decade away

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 23, 2025 at 5:51pm, Updated at 8:08pm

At the Races: Partisans in crime

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 18, 2025 at 2:36pm
Texas' 32nd District, represented by Democrat Julie Elizabeth Johnson, is now an NRCC target after getting redrawn as a safe Republican seat. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

NRCC adds 3 newly redrawn Texas seats to its 2026 target list

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 18, 2025 at 9:01am
A photo of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with his wife and children is seen Monday after an all-member memorial service in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Gen Z Republicans look to build electoral ranks as they hail Charlie Kirk’s legacy

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 17, 2025 at 1:50pm
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo has dropped her campaign for Colorado’s 8th District.

Former Colorado Rep. Yadira Caraveo ends bid to regain battleground seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 12, 2025 at 5:12pm

At the Races: A sad reminder

By Niels Lesniewski, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:11pm
Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell says he won't seek a third term next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell won’t seek reelection in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:00pm
Patrick Roath, who's challenging Rep. Stephen F. Lynch in the Democratic primary in Massachusetts' 8th District, attends a rally in Hingham on Aug. 13. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Debate over Democratic Party’s future plays out in New England primaries

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 10, 2025 at 6:34pm

At the Races: Falling into view

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 4, 2025 at 2:21pm
Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes, right, is seen during a town hall at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 94 headquarters in Canton on Aug. 26. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

In blue-collar Ohio seat, Rep. Emilia Sykes braces for a rematch and redistricting

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:17pm
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for a third term next year.

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 2, 2025 at 3:13pm, Updated at 6:19pm

At the Races: Going low

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 28, 2025 at 2:23pm

At the Races: Maps mania

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 21, 2025 at 2:30pm
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is running again.

Sherrod Brown launches Senate comeback bid in Ohio

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 18, 2025 at 8:06am

At the Races: Reeling in the recruits

By Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 14, 2025 at 2:31pm

At the Races: Have we heard this song before?

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 7, 2025 at 2:34pm
From left, Daniel Cameron, Andy Barr and Nate Morris are running to succeed Mitch McConnell in the Senate.

In Kentucky, Trump and McConnell cast shadow over Senate race

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 5, 2025 at 4:50pm
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace is running for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Nancy Mace is latest Republican to announce bid for South Carolina governor

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 4, 2025 at 10:29am
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, here at the 2024 national convention, is running for Senate from North Carolina. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

RNC Chair Michael Whatley announces Senate bid in North Carolina

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 31, 2025 at 6:00pm

At the Races: A summer of decisions

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 31, 2025 at 3:09pm
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has decided against a 2026 gubernatorial run in California.

Kamala Harris decides against run for California governor in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 30, 2025 at 6:21pm
Rep. Marc Veasey speaks alongside fellow Texas Democrats during a news conference outside the Capitol on July 23, 2025, to discuss the Lone Star State's redistricting plans.

Off to the redistricting races

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 30, 2025 at 12:19pm
Former North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel has ended his Senate bid. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Rep. Wiley Nickel ends Senate bid in North Carolina after Cooper’s entry

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 29, 2025 at 5:18pm
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Georgia Rep. Mike Collins enters GOP primary to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 28, 2025 at 2:21pm
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Gov. Roy Cooper enters Senate race in North Carolina in boost to Democrats

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 28, 2025 at 11:19am, Updated at 8:08pm
South Carolina Republican Rep. Ralph Norman is running for governor.

South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman joins crowded Republican primary for governor

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 27, 2025 at 7:38pm
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King has ended his bid for Senate.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King ends Senate bid

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 25, 2025 at 1:17pm

At the Races: Redrawing the majority?

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 24, 2025 at 2:30pm
A solar farm near Bakersfield, Texas, is seen in 2021. Under the new GOP law, tax credits for solar energy face new restrictions.

Utility costs emerge as campaign issue as Democrats pan sweeping budget law

By Daniela Altimari and David Jordan
Posted July 23, 2025 at 4:11pm
Kevin Lincoln, the former mayor of Stockton, Calif., is running for Congress again.

Former California mayor is back for a rematch with Democrat Josh Harder

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 22, 2025 at 1:38pm

At the Races: The Art of the Sale

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 17, 2025 at 3:40pm
Former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left office earlier this year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sinema left office but her campaign continues to spend lavishly

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 16, 2025 at 6:47pm
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff had another strong fundraising quarter.

4 takeaways from second-quarter fundraising reports

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Ryan Kelly and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 16, 2025 at 4:52pm
Adelita Grijalva will be the Democratic nominee in the special election to succeed her late father in Arizona's 7th District. (Screenshot/ ¡Adelante Con Adelita!/ YouTube)

Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for late father’s seat in Arizona

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 15, 2025 at 11:29pm
From left, Deja Foxx, Adelita Grijalva and Daniel Hernandez are running in the special election for Arizona's 7th District.

What to know about the Arizona special election primary for Grijalva’s seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 15, 2025 at 5:00am
Rep. Zach Nunn is running for reelection to Iowa's 3rd District.

Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn decides on reelection to swing seat after talk with Trump

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 14, 2025 at 5:38pm

At the races: Summertime madness

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 10, 2025 at 3:26pm
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants state legislators to redraw the state's congressional map, a move that could help Republicans pick up House seats next year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Texas Gov. Abbott calls for redrawing congressional map ahead of midterms

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 10, 2025 at 5:09am
Nebraska independent Dan Osborn is challenging GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts in 2026.

Nebraska independent Dan Osborn makes another bid for Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 8, 2025 at 2:03pm
From left, Deja Foxx, Adelita Grijalva and Daniel Hernandez are seeking the Democratic nomination in the special election for Arizona’s 7th District.

Democratic divisions in Arizona special election don’t fall along conventional lines

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 7, 2025 at 5:58pm
Republicans are eager to promote their bill on the campaign trail, but Democrats smell blood.

Political fallout of ‘big, beautiful bill’

By David Lerman and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 7, 2025 at 2:09pm
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks takes a selfie Thursday with Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani ahead of the enrollment ceremony for the mammoth tax and spending measure that House Republicans had just cleared.

DCCC targets 35 House Republicans over budget law’s impact on rural hospitals

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 7, 2025 at 7:00am
Speaker Mike Johnson and his House Republican colleagues flash thumbs-up signs Thursday during the enrollment ceremony after passage of the GOP's sweeping tax and spending package.

Sweeping tax and spending bill hands both parties a midterm message

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 3, 2025 at 6:17pm

At the Races: OBBB vs. OBUB

By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted July 3, 2025 at 4:00pm
Former Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, is running for Senate again. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Rep. Colin Allred makes another bid for Senate in Texas

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 2, 2025 at 11:30am
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, left, and Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon are the latest Republicans to announce their retirements. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Exits by Tillis and Bacon demonstrate Trump’s enduring grip on modern GOP

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 1, 2025 at 6:30pm
South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson is running for governor.

Rep. Dusty Johnson launches bid for governor in South Dakota

By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted June 30, 2025 at 4:02pm
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon will not seek a sixth term next year.

Rep. Don Bacon announces retirement, opening up purple Nebraska district

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 30, 2025 at 1:29pm
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, shown last week, is not running for reelection.

Vulnerable North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection

By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted June 29, 2025 at 2:25pm

At the Races: A speedy special election 

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 26, 2025 at 3:16pm
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, here at an event in Toledo last year, is the longest-serving woman in congressional history. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Longest-serving woman in Congress says she’s not stopping anytime soon

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 23, 2025 at 6:47pm

At the Races: The politics of war

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted June 18, 2025 at 3:15pm
Former Iowa state Rep. Christina Bohannan is running for Congress.

Iowa Democrat launches third challenge to vulnerable GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 17, 2025 at 7:01am, Updated at 8:54am

At the races: Democrats get a reprieve

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted June 12, 2025 at 3:00pm
Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten is running for Senate. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Iowa Democrats see signs of optimism for 2026 despite state’s hard-right turn

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 11, 2025 at 5:49pm, Updated June 12, 2025 at 10:46am

At the races: Big, beautiful bickering

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted June 5, 2025 at 3:30pm
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive at the Capitol ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Harris is weighing a bid for California governor. (Melina Mara /The Washington Post)

Biden alums could boost their House ranks in midterm elections

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 4, 2025 at 6:47pm
Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten, seen here in 2019, is running for Senate.

Democrat challenges Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst days after ‘We’re all going to die’ remark

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 2, 2025 at 5:47pm