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Republican Rep. Kevin Hern, a fiscal hawk with a pro-business outlook, is running for Oklahoma’s newly open Senate seat. The former McDonald’s franchise owner, who has served four terms in the House, is the first well-known Republican to launch a Senate bid in the ruby-red state after President Donald Trump’s decision last week to nominate […]
Democrat Shawn Harris and Clayton Fuller, a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump, were the top two finishers in Tuesday’s nonpartisan special election to fill GOP former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat. The pair will face each other in an April 7 runoff. Harris, a former Army brigadier general and cattle farmer, captured the largest […]
Texas is more than a thousand miles away from Capitol Hill, but the race between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the state’s Senate seat Wednesday centered on a D.C.-centric topic: the filibuster. The fight is the latest chapter in both men’s quest to earn an ever-coveted endorsement from President Donald […]
ANALYSIS — Democrats have a difficult and narrow road to the Senate majority, but Republicans apparently want to make it a bit easier. While Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s expected departure to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet doesn’t alter the Senate battleground, Montana Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute drop changes the landscape. It was an unforced error […]
After Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin announced his retirement plans last year, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi dug into his substantial war chest, becoming the first candidate in the race to air television ads, building an early lead for a Senate seat that hadn’t been open in nearly 30 years. But with days until Illinois Democrats pick […]
Senate Republican leadership is not budging against pressure to use a so-called talking filibuster to pass the party’s voter identification legislation, despite President Donald Trump’s adding weight to that dogpile this week. “We don’t have the votes either to proceed to get on a talking filibuster, nor to sustain one if we got on it,” said […]
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President Donald Trump on Monday tried to assuage concerns his war with Iran could become another prolonged military campaign, calling it a “little excursion” that could be wrapped up “soon.” He also urged House Republicans to add several white-hot social issues to a voting overhaul measure as a trap for vulnerable Democrats. The commander in […]
California Rep. Darrell Issa, a fierce defender of President Donald Trump and one of the GOP’s top attack dogs during the Biden and Obama administrations, will retire next year. After his San Diego-area district grew several shades bluer following California’s recent redraw of its congressional map, Issa briefly pondered seeking a safe red seat in […]
House members eagerly hoping for a spot across the Capitol in the Senate are now facing an unexpected variable in their campaign calculus: the conflict in Iran. If the war drags on, it will become a delicate issue that both Republican and Democratic candidates will need to balance, albeit for different reasons. Their first test […]
Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Steve Daines’ exit plan.
Since former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned, Georgia Republicans are going out of their way to minimize her in the race to replace her.
Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced Thursday night he was dropping his reelection bid after the Ethics Committee opened an investigation.
Virginia's highest court stepped in Wednesday to let the commonwealth's planned April redistricting referendum move forward.
The blue-on-blue House 4th District battle reflects stark divisions within the Democratic Party, shaped by factors including age and ideology.
Montana Republican Steve Daines withdrew his Senate reelection paperwork Wednesday minutes before the deadline.
Massive upheaval in state that saw six Texas Republicans calling it quits or running for other offices with several potential runoffs.
John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will face off again in May, while Texas Democrats nominate state Rep. James Talarico.
The 2026 midterm elections have their first results. Here are a handful of important lessons and takeaways.
Midterm elections 2026: Here’s what you need to know about the key primary races taking place Tuesday in Texas and North Carolina.