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South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison wants leaders of his party to stay involved in the tate after the presidential primary at the end of this month. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Lindsey Graham challenger to presidential hopefuls: Don’t forget South Carolina after primary

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 19, 2020 at 5:00am
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall in the gymnasium at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. on Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Warren supporters in Virginia hold out hope for Super Tuesday

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 14, 2020 at 5:00am

At the Races: Taking nothing for Granite

By Simone Pathé, Stephanie Akin and Bridget Bowman
Posted February 13, 2020 at 5:40pm
With redrawn districts now heavily favoring Democrats, North Carolina candidate Rhonda Foxx says the party should nominate people who reflect the diversity of the region.

Ideology and race could shape primaries in newly blue North Carolina districts

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 13, 2020 at 1:03pm
Mark Meadows wearing a suit and tie

Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 12, 2020 at 7:00am
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet has ended his presidential campaign. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Colorado’s Michael Bennet ends his presidential bid

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 11, 2020 at 9:18pm
Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume has won the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 7th District, which has been vacant since Elijah E. Cummings died last fall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Cummings’ predecessor, Kweisi Mfume, wins Democratic nod in Maryland

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 4, 2020 at 9:54pm
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, left, here with West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday, voted to call new witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Even after witness vote, Collins remains in a tough spot in Maine

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 3, 2020 at 5:49am
Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn, shown at his 2018 campaign office in Mankato, Minn., says he raised $1 million last year for his 2020 reelection. Republican leaders are urging members to step up fundraising to keep pace with Democrats. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Republicans sound fundraising alarm. What now?

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted January 30, 2020 at 11:53am
Maryland Democrat Maya Rockeymoore Cummings greets worshippers Sunday before a service at the Zion Baptist Church in Baltimore. She is running in a crowded Democratic primary to succeed her late husband, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, in the 7th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats fight for Elijah Cummings’ legacy — and a seat in Congress

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 28, 2020 at 11:55am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is increasingly being cast as a villain blocking Democratic legislation, especially by lawmakers running in districts won by President Donald Trump in 2016. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Democrats are making McConnell — not Trump — their new boogeyman

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted January 27, 2020 at 5:37pm
The DCCC has once again added Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving House Republican, to its target list. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats try to expand House battlefield by targeting six more districts

By Bridget Bowman, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted January 16, 2020 at 1:05pm
New Hampshire Rep. Ann McLane Kuster is backing Pete Buttigieg for president. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

New Hampshire’s Kuster backs Buttigieg

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 15, 2020 at 7:06pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a Wednesday news conference to announce the House impeachment managers: from left, Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Sylvia R. Garcia, Jerrold Nadler, Adam B. Schiff, Val B. Demings, Zoe Lofgren and Jason Crow. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call photo)

Impeachment managers all represent safe Democratic seats

By Bridget Bowman, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted January 15, 2020 at 11:59am
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, right, during the Democratic presidential debate Tuesday with former Vice President Joe Biden in Iowa, a state they may not have much time to visit ahead of the Feb. 3 caucuses once President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial begins. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

Senators make their last pitch to Iowa before impeachment trial

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 15, 2020 at 1:03am
Richard Ojeda ran for West Virginia’s 3rd District in 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

West Virginia’s Richard Ojeda is back, this time running for Senate

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 13, 2020 at 3:32pm
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is ending his presidential bid. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

New Jersey’s Cory Booker ends his presidential campaign

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 13, 2020 at 11:08am
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash says he’s running for Congress as an independent. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Michigan Republicans line up to keep Justin Amash’s seat in the party

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 13, 2020 at 11:00am
New York Democratic Rep. Max Rose said he refused “to play politics with questions of war and peace” before opposing a war powers resolution Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Meet the lawmakers who bucked their parties on vote to limit Trump’s war powers

By Bridget Bowman, Lindsey McPherson and Simone Pathé
Posted January 9, 2020 at 7:06pm
Maine Sen. Susan Collins is facing what’s likely to be her toughest reelection in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Outside group attacks Maine’s Susan Collins on prescription drug pricing

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 7, 2020 at 5:00am
Former Rep. Scott Taylor is seeking a comeback in Virginia’s 2nd District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Virginia’s Scott Taylor drops Senate bid for House rematch

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 6, 2020 at 11:17am
Democrat Amy Kennedy, who announced a campaign for congress in New Jersey's 2nd district Monday, is pictured next to her husband, former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., and children at a Senate hearing in July 2014. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Amy Kennedy running to challenge Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 6, 2020 at 10:32am
Former Vice President Joe Biden was endorsed by three House Democratic freshmen on Sunday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Three Democrats who flipped House districts endorse Joe Biden

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted January 5, 2020 at 5:37pm
Rep. Phil Roe is not running for a seventh term in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tennessee’s Phil Roe won’t run for reelection in 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 3, 2020 at 11:18am
Rep. Jeff Van Drew is seen in the Capitol during procedural votes related to the articles of impeachment on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump announces Jeff Van Drew will become a Republican

By John T. Bennett and Simone Pathé
Posted December 19, 2019 at 4:41pm
North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, right, is not running for reelection in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

North Carolina’s Mark Meadows won’t run for reelection

By Lindsey McPherson and Simone Pathé
Posted December 19, 2019 at 6:00am
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., talks to reporters after Tuesday’sa meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol, where impeachment was barely discussed. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Their voters backed Trump. They voted to impeach him. Now what?

By Bridget Bowman, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted December 18, 2019 at 9:00pm
Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson opposed both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Meet the Democrats who broke with their party on impeachment

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 18, 2019 at 8:54pm
Freshman Rep. Jared Golden of Maine said he will split his vote on two articles of impeachment before the House this week. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Maine’s Jared Golden will vote against impeaching Trump for obstruction

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 17, 2019 at 5:24pm
Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., takes the Senate subway in the Capitol on Oct. 16, 2019. Walker announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the House next year but will consider a Senate bid in 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Walker not running for reelection in House, will consider 2022 Senate bid

By Lindsey McPherson and Simone Pathé
Posted December 16, 2019 at 8:02pm
Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin discusses her decision to vote in favor of the impeachment of President Donald Trump at a Town Hall meeting in Rochester, Michigan, on Monday. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Facing pro-Trump chants, Elissa Slotkin explains support for impeachment

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 16, 2019 at 4:19pm
New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who cast one of two Democratic votes against launching an impeachment investigation and plans to vote against it again next week, was telling staff he would jump to the Republican Party after meeting with President Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment costing Democrats a House member as Van Drew plans party switch

By Lindsey McPherson and Simone Pathé
Posted December 14, 2019 at 7:41pm
DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos says some GOP state legislators were trying to “keep African Americans away from the ballot box.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) 

National Democratic groups litigate 2020 in the courts

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 11, 2019 at 6:00am
Rep. George Holding, R-N.C., speaks as the House Ways and Means Committee marks up tax overhaul legislation in 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

NC Rep. George Holding retiring, cites redistricting as factor

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted December 6, 2019 at 11:03am
Georgia Rep. Tom Graves said he is retiring to spend more time with his family. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Georgia’s Tom Graves won’t run for reelection in 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 5, 2019 at 12:10pm
North Carolina Rep. George Holding’s new district lines are less favorable to Republicans. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina’s George Holding left with few options for 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 5, 2019 at 10:00am
Hawaii Democratic Rep. Ed Case, who returned to Congress after working in the hotel industry, has attracted co-sponsors from both ends of the political spectrum for his bill that would ensure local regulations apply to short-term rental sites like Airbnb. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Strange bedfellows as local battles over Airbnb attract Capitol Hill attention

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 5, 2019 at 5:00am
Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson walks to the Senate floor Tuesday to deliver his farewell address. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Johnny Isakson farewell highlights challenges in Georgia Senate race

By Niels Lesniewski and Simone Pathé
Posted December 3, 2019 at 6:34pm
California Sen. Kamala Harris, seen in Iowa this summer, is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.  (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 presidential race

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 3, 2019 at 1:22pm
Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson is resigning at the end of the year. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Georgia governor defies Trump with appointment to Isakson Senate seat

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 2, 2019 at 3:54pm
Former state Rep. Deborah Ross, who lost a 2016 Senate bid, has filed to run in North Carolina’s 2nd District. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats could pick up at least 2 seats with new NC districts

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 2, 2019 at 3:37pm
A self-funding primary challenger to North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is dropping his challenge to the first-term senator. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Garland Tucker drops Senate primary challenge to North Carolina’s Thom Tillis

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 2, 2019 at 1:54pm
Former GOP Rep. Karen Handel has secured the backing of Georgia’s Republican governor and two senators in her bid to reclaim the 6th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP women’s group backs 13 non-incumbents for 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 27, 2019 at 10:00am
An email blast from Republican candidate Nancy Mace tried to turn the tables on Democratic opposition researchers and raise money. (Email Screenshot/CQ Roll Call)

SC Republican tries to turn tables on oppo research — and raise money, too

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 22, 2019 at 11:33am
Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., narrowly won his seat in 2018 but is not running again. One Democrat seeking the nomination to succeed him is going without health insurance to dramatize the burden working families face. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Georgia Democrat dramatizes message on health care — by giving up her own

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 21, 2019 at 11:55am
Taking the stage before the Nov. 20 Democratic presidential debate were Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, and businessmen Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer. (MSNBC Photo)

Why Georgia matters to Democrats in 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 21, 2019 at 7:44am
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst’s reelection is one of several that make Iowa at battleground state in 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

States in the Midwest with outsize roles in the 2020 elections

By Bridget Bowman, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted November 14, 2019 at 4:07pm
Sen. Susan Collins delivered what is considered the decisive vote that sent Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

States in the East with outsize roles in the 2020 elections

By Stephanie Akin, Simone Pathé and Bridget Bowman
Posted November 14, 2019 at 4:00pm
Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection and a handful of House seats where Republicans have retired make Texas one of the key states to watch next year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

In the West, an outsize role for Texas in the 2020 elections

By Stephanie Akin, Simone Pathé and Bridget Bowman
Posted November 14, 2019 at 4:00pm
Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist is one of several incumbents facing competitive races in Florida, a perennial battleground in the presidential race. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

States in the South with outsize roles in the 2020 elections

By Stephanie Akin, Simone Pathé and Bridget Bowman
Posted November 14, 2019 at 4:00pm
Former South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford ended his presidential bid Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mark Sanford ends his primary challenge to President Trump

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 12, 2019 at 1:09pm
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, center, participates in a swearing-in ceremony with her husband, the late Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January. Rockeymoore Cummings announced Monday she will run for her husband’s seat. (Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is running for late husband’s House seat

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 12, 2019 at 5:31am
Democrat Amy McGrath, who lost a House race in 2018, is trying to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats lean into 2019 victories to build case for 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 6, 2019 at 3:09pm
Democratic Rep. Peter J. Visclosky of Indiana announced his retirement on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Indiana’s Peter Visclosky won’t run for reelection in 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 6, 2019 at 12:00pm
NRCC executive director Parker Poling has tried to increase the committee’s outreach to House Republicans who don’t usually need help from the party’s campaign arm. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Parker Poling’s job: Help win back the House for Republicans

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 5, 2019 at 6:00am
Oklahoma Rep. Kendra Horn tops the list of most vulnerable House incumbents for the 2020 election cycle. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The most vulnerable 2020 House and Senate incumbents, explained

By Bridget Bowman, Jason Dick, Micaela Rodríguez, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted November 4, 2019 at 2:21pm
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones is the most vulnerable senator seeking reelection in 2020, but the top 10 list is dominated by Republicans. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The 10 most vulnerable senators in 2020: Republicans play defense

By Bridget Bowman, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted November 4, 2019 at 5:00am
Oklahoma Democrat Kendra Horn, who won her seat in a surprising upset last fall, is the most vulnerable House member running in 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The 10 most vulnerable House members in 2020: Democrats dominate

By Bridget Bowman, Simone Pathé and Stephanie Akin
Posted November 4, 2019 at 5:00am
Minnesota Rep. Collin C. Peterson was one of just two Democrats who voted against Democrats’ impeachment resolution in the House on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Meet the two Democrats who broke with their party on impeachment

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted October 31, 2019 at 2:16pm
One of the Democrats hoping to challenge Republican Rep. George Holding, above, called Monday’s injunction against North Carolina’s 2016 congressional map a “game changer.” (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

There’s no new map yet, but Democrats see opportunity in North Carolina

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 30, 2019 at 6:00am
North Carolina Rep. George Holding has said he expects his state to have new maps in 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina court halts use of current congressional map for 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 28, 2019 at 6:10pm
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has set a special election date for the race to replace the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died earlier this month. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Maryland governor sets special election date for Cummings’ seat

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:57am
Florida Rep. Francis Rooney, who’s been critical of Trump, is not running for a third term. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump has GOP critics in Congress — but many of them aren’t sticking around

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 28, 2019 at 6:00am
DCCC Chair Cheri Bustos is resending a pledge to her NRCC counterpart about not using hacked material. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC again asks NRCC to pledge not to use hacked materials

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 25, 2019 at 11:00am
California Republican Young Kim is among the first recipients of funding from New York Rep. Elise Stefanik’s PAC, which is focused on electing Republican women. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

PAC trying to boost number of Republican women in House backs 11 candidates

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 22, 2019 at 5:00am
House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings’ widow, Maryland Democratic chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, is the biggest name to watch to fill his seat. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Who could succeed Elijah Cummings in Congress?

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 17, 2019 at 11:47am
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon joined 128 of his Republican colleagues in a resolution criticizing the withdrawal of forces in Syria that led to a Turkish assault on Kurdish allies (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Republicans break 2-to-1 against Trump on withdrawal of Kurd support

By Bridget Bowman, Griffin Connolly and Simone Pathé
Posted October 16, 2019 at 5:53pm
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw raised more money during the third quarter than two of his party’s most embattled senators. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Fundraising update: Some House freshmen raising more than embattled senators

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 16, 2019 at 11:19am
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, seen here at the Iowa State Fair in August, has made her electability her biggest pitch in the Democratic presidential primary. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How Klobuchar won where other Democrats haven’t

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 2, 2019 at 5:30am
Democrat Dan Feehan, who lost narrowly in 2018, is running again in 2020.  (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

This Minnesota Democrat supports an impeachment inquiry — but don’t expect him to talk about it

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 1, 2019 at 11:51am
DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., shared results of a new poll on impeachment with her caucus before members left for a two-week recess. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC polling shows half of voters support impeaching Trump

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted September 27, 2019 at 10:03pm
Democratic presidential hopefuls Former Vice President Joe Biden, center, speaks as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren listen during the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on Thursday. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Wrote the bill, read the bill: Lawmakers dominate Democratic debate

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted September 13, 2019 at 6:57am
Republican state Sen. Dan Bishop won the special election in North Carolina’s 9th District on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina’s 9th District highlights trouble spots for both parties

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 11, 2019 at 7:41pm
GOP state Sen. Dan Bishop won the redo election in North Carolina’s 9th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Republicans hold on to North Carolina’s 9th District in redo election

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 10, 2019 at 10:21pm
Republican Greg Murphy is the next congressman from North Carolina’s 3rd District (Courtesy North Carolina General Assembly)

Republican Greg Murphy wins special election in North Carolina’s 3rd District

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 10, 2019 at 8:46pm
Jon Ossoff is running for Senate in Georgia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats line up to challenge David Perdue. But what about the other Georgia Senate seat?

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 10, 2019 at 2:29pm
State Sen. Dan Bishop is running for North Carolina’s 9th District seat, which Republican leaders are now calling a “swing district.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP leadership lowers expectations for North Carolina special election

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Simone Pathé
Posted September 10, 2019 at 12:00pm
GOP state Sen. Dan Bishop, right, rides in the back of a truck while canvassing in Parkton, N.C., last month with David Buzzard. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Can Republicans hold on to a North Carolina Trump district on Tuesday?

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 9, 2019 at 5:50pm
Democrat Cal Cunningham, who's challenging GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, is launching a digital ad that's intended to reach attendees at Monday evening's rally with President Donald Trump in North Carolina. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina Senate candidate targets Trump rally attendees with digital ad

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 9, 2019 at 2:16pm
President Donald Trump, seen at a rally in Pennsylvania, made his preference clear earlier this year in the Tennessee Senate race (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump’s pick enters Tennessee Senate race

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 9, 2019 at 12:00pm
Democrat Dan McCready talks with Lauretta Humphrey at Home Game Sports during his education tour in Fairmont, N.C., on Aug. 10. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Why talking about Trump isn’t enough to motivate minority voters

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 9, 2019 at 11:00am
Dan McCready, the Democratic candidate in North Carolina’s 9th District, campaigns in Pembroke, N.C., on Aug. 10. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

In our podcast, we’re gone to Carolina

By Jason Dick, Micaela Rodríguez, Nathan L. Gonzales, Simone Pathé and Toula Vlahou
Posted September 4, 2019 at 11:24am
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a former two-term governor, is not running for his old job in 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Manchin decides not to run for governor of West Virginia

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 3, 2019 at 10:18am
Illinois Rep. John Shimkus is the ninth Republican to announce plans to retire so far this cycle. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Illinois Republican John Shimkus not running for reelection in 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 30, 2019 at 4:37pm
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard had to take two weeks off from the presidential campaign while on active duty with the Hawaii Army National Guard. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tulsi Gabbard is back from active duty after being cut off from her campaign

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 29, 2019 at 3:13pm
Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn is among 11 House Republican targets of new digital ads by the DCCC. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats use Trump’s tariffs against House Republicans in new ads

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 29, 2019 at 5:00am
Democrat Dan McCready, above, faced Republican state Sen. Dan Bishop on Wednesday night in the lone debate of the redo election in North Carolina’s 9th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina candidates spar in first and only debate of redo election

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 28, 2019 at 10:34pm
James E. Nance, center, and Chris Council, right, listen to North Carolina Democrat Dan McCready speak at his campaign office in Elizabethtown, N.C., on Aug. 10. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

North Carolina to start voting in a new election — under the shadow of the last one

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 20, 2019 at 6:30am
The House Democrats’ campaign arm is targeting Virginia GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman in 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC adds six more Trump districts to its 2020 target list

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 15, 2019 at 6:00am
Democrat Dan McCready, who narrowly lost last year’s election in North Carolina's 9th District only to have the results thrown out amid fraud allegations, held a narrow lead over Republican Dan Bishop in an Inside Elections poll less than two weeks before the redo election. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Why North Carolina candidates aren’t talking about the ‘bathroom bill’

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 15, 2019 at 5:00am
Dan McCready, Democratic candidate for North Carolina’s 9th District, talks with a young supporter Friday during a fish fry at the Scotland County Democratic Party headquarters in Laurinburg, N.C. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

North Carolina redo election is the last race of 2018 — and the first of 2020

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 13, 2019 at 5:00am
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is warning Democrats that the policy positions of some of his fellow 2020 hopefuls would will throw the election to President Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Montana’s Steve Bullock warns Democrats they’re at risk of losing to Trump

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 7, 2019 at 12:59pm
The Trump campaign has endorsed WinRed, the GOP’s new fundraising platform that the RNC is trying to get all campaigns to use. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Small dollars a big deal as GOP sees untapped potential in Trump supporters

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 7, 2019 at 5:30am
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is considering running for Senate in New Hampshire. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Corey Lewandowski looking at New Hampshire Senate run

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 1, 2019 at 2:21pm
Republican state Sen. Dan Bishop’s campaign in North Carolina’s 9th District redo race could be a barometer for the GOP’s fate in 2020 campaigns, Gonzales writes. (Courtesy Bishop for Congress)

GOP super PAC investing in North Carolina special election

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 1, 2019 at 5:00am
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand both touted their accomplishments in the Senate during Wednesday night’s debate. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

3 ways Democrats couldn’t escape Congress in Wednesday’s debate

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted August 1, 2019 at 2:41am
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, gestures while former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, right, speaks and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke listen during the Democratic presidential debate. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

4 ways the Democratic debate was actually about 2018

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted July 31, 2019 at 3:21am
North Carolina Republican Mark Harris upset Rep. Robert Pittenger in the 9th District GOP primary in May. (John D. Simmons /The Charlotte Observer via AP)

North Carolina operative charged in connection with 9th District ballot fraud

By Simone Pathé
Posted July 30, 2019 at 6:57pm
Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, flew back to Washington to meet with DCCC staff this week. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Exodus at the DCCC: Top aides quit House Democrats’ campaign arm

By Emily Kopp and Simone Pathé
Posted July 30, 2019 at 10:04am
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren ran for office the first time in 2012, when she unseated Republican Scott P. Brown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How Elizabeth Warren learned to be a candidate

By Simone Pathé
Posted July 30, 2019 at 5:00am