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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, right, won his U.S. Senate primary race easily, but can his success be replicated by other Democrats?

So, who exactly is the establishment in politics now?

By Jason Dick
Posted May 19, 2022 at 6:42pm
Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, from the perennial swing state of Nevada, is among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents.

Six months out, why these congressional incumbents are vulnerable

By Jason Dick, Kate Ackley, Stephanie Akin and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2022 at 2:03pm
Chairman Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., right, and vice chair William R. Timmons IV, R-S.C., attend the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress meeting on Dec. 8, 2021. The two have developed a collegial working relationship that has produced tangible results.

Mod (Com) Squad: The people modernizing Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted May 5, 2022 at 4:08pm
Music producer Steve Aoki, left, talks with actor Keegan Michael Key at the Yahoo/ABC News party in the Washington Hilton before the White House correspondents' dinner, April 30, 2016.

White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back: Expect superspreader jokes

By Jason Dick and Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 28, 2022 at 4:28pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., center, and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, seen here on April 5 in the Capitol, raised a combined $25 million in the first quarter for their reelection campaigns.

Cash rules all politics? Maybe, maybe not. Our look at the latest FEC fundraising numbers

By Jason Dick, Kate Ackley and Herb Jackson
Posted April 21, 2022 at 10:54am
Generic saltines, coffee, graham crackers. Is there a generic ballot poll on the shelf here?

Let’s get specific about the generic ballot

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted April 14, 2022 at 12:48pm
Teddy Roosevelt of the Racing Presidents mascots takes the field during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington on Sept. 29, 2021.

There’s no crypto in baseball! … oh, wait

By Jason Dick
Posted April 7, 2022 at 12:49pm
Gerrymandering activists protest on the steps of the Supreme Court on March 28, 2018. The current redistricting cycle is still not finished, thanks to a pandemic-altered census, lawsuits and good old procrastination.

Between the lines: A redistricting roundup report card

By Jason Dick and Michael Macagnone
Posted March 31, 2022 at 1:21pm
Former Roll Call Editor Christina Bellantoni discusses bringing her students to Washington and nearby Virginia to see politics up close.

Training the next generation of campaign reporters — in the field

By Jason Dick
Posted March 23, 2022 at 3:20pm
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’’s nominee for Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, is seen in the Capitol in between meetings on March 16, 2022.

Bad blood, hypocrisy and hard feelings: The Supreme Court confirmation process

By Jason Dick
Posted March 17, 2022 at 6:53pm