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From right, Reps. Al Green, D-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Martin Luther King III, participate in the March on for Voting Rights on Saturday. The event was held on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Biden, Manchin singled out as voting rights rally demands end to filibuster

By Herb Jackson and Tom Williams
Posted August 28, 2021 at 4:51pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, walks to the Capitol with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in 2014, when the two Democrats had other jobs. Newsom was lieutenant governor and Becerra was in the House.

California’s not getting redder, but it still could get a GOP governor

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 27, 2021 at 2:41pm
A sign urging people to participate in the census stands in a planter on Main Street in Roswell, N.M. in 2020.

Redistricting to test new Census method for protecting user data

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 26, 2021 at 4:21pm

At the Races: Are voters listening?

By Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin and Kate Ackley
Posted August 26, 2021 at 2:30pm
Martin Luther King III speaks at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Ahead of march, King says voting rights effort will focus on Senate ‘like a laser’

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 26, 2021 at 10:00am
A poster honoring the late Georgia Rep. John Lewis, namesake of a voting rights bill the House passed Tuesday, sits on an easel outside a room where military officers, including Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, in background, briefed lawmakers on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

House passes voting rights bill as White House, Senate face pressure

By Kate Ackley
Posted August 24, 2021 at 7:44pm
Former NFL and University of Georgia standout Herschel Walker, shown speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention, has filed the paperwork to run for Senate in Georgia.

Herschel Walker run for Senate in Georgia comes amid GOP concerns

By Bridget Bowman
Posted August 24, 2021 at 5:21pm
New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer was among the Democratic moderates who battled with Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the timing of a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Standoff by moderates highlights Democratic rift, but will it affect 2022?

By Herb Jackson
Posted August 24, 2021 at 4:41pm
President Joe Biden's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan has damaged his standing with the public, and there already was a dark cloud over Democrats' chances to retain control of Congress in 2022.

How Afghanistan will (and won’t) matter in 2022 midterms

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 23, 2021 at 11:41am
Texas Rep. Filemon Vela has said he would oppose a House rule vote this week combining a budget resolution with voting and infrastructure bills.

House returns to take up budget and voting rights, with Democrats divided

By Erin Bacon, Lindsey McPherson and Michael Macagnone
Posted August 23, 2021 at 7:00am

At the Races: So much for infrastructure week

By Herb Jackson, Stephanie Akin and Bridget Bowman
Posted August 19, 2021 at 2:30pm
Senate candidate Adam Laxalt championed the Trump campaign’s unsuccessful effort to overturn the 2020 presidential result in Nevada.

GOP lands top Nevada recruit, setting up competitive Senate race

By Bridget Bowman
Posted August 19, 2021 at 6:00am
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego says political strategists are not used to thinking of suburban Latinos as a swing voting bloc.

As population grows, so does debate on how to reach Latino voters in ’22 midterms

By Stephanie Akin and Suzanne Monyak
Posted August 18, 2021 at 2:56pm
Voting right legislation introduced Tuesday by Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., will be considered in the House next week.

House revises voting rights bill to boost Justice Department powers to challenge states

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 17, 2021 at 3:02pm
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana accused Democrats of trying to mount a federal "power grab" by trying to pass a bill that would restore the Justice Department's power to preclear district maps in some states.

Democrats push for new Voting Rights Act before maps are drawn

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 16, 2021 at 1:30pm

At the Races: All-nighter August

By Stephanie Akin, Kate Ackley and Bridget Bowman
Posted August 12, 2021 at 2:30pm, Updated August 13, 2021 at 11:03am
The Houston-area district of Texas Rep. Troy Nehls will have to shed more than 200,000 people to get down to the ideal size state lawmakers have to reach in redistricting.

10 House districts that are sure to change after census release

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 13, 2021 at 6:00am
The release of local population and demographic information from the 2020 census will allow states to begin redrawing congressional district lines.

State redistricting can start with new census data, but litigation looms

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 12, 2021 at 3:09pm
Local-level population counts from the 2020 census that include racial and ethnic information, information states need to redraw House districts, will be released on Thursday.

Census data release will start House redistricting scramble

By Michael Macagnone and Stephanie Akin
Posted August 11, 2021 at 10:41am
Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind, one of seven Democrats in districts that also backed Donald Trump over Joe Biden last year, will not seek another term next year.

Rep. Ron Kind ‘out of gas,’ won’t seek a 14th term in Wisconsin

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 10, 2021 at 4:47pm, Updated at 5:13pm
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, pictured here at the Women's March on Jan. 18, 2020, in New York City, will become governor in two weeks after the resignation announcement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Other politicians’ scandals propelled career of NY’s next governor, ex-Rep. Kathy Hochul

By Jim Saksa
Posted August 10, 2021 at 1:17pm, Updated at 2:20pm
Members wave and take photos after a Congressional Hispanic Caucus presentation at the 2016 Democratic National Convention that featured Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Norma J. Torres, D-Calif., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and then-Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat who is now governor of New Mexico.

Hispanic Caucus to fund redistricting efforts in three states

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 9, 2021 at 9:30am
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., said he hopes the Judiciary Committee will draft a new voting rights bill in time for a House vote in September.

House Democrats restart effort to craft new voting rights bill

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 6, 2021 at 3:20pm
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn said he expects Congress to pass laws to block state attempts to restrict voting rights and overturn results.

Clyburn: Pass voting bills or Democrats will lose majorities

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 6, 2021 at 2:50pm

At the Races: Racing to recess

By Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin and Kate Ackley
Posted August 5, 2021 at 2:30pm
North Carolina Rep. Ted Budd saw a significant increase in online donations after former President Donald Trump endorsed his Senate campaign.

After Trump endorsement, candidates’ online donations see mixed results

By Bridget Bowman and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 5, 2021 at 5:30am
Alabama Senate hopeful Katie Britt, who served as chief of staff to Sen. Richard C. Shelby, was dismissed as an “assistant” by former President Donald Trump.

Sexist comments followed by silence mar Alabama Senate race

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 4, 2021 at 1:00pm
Missouri GOP Rep. Billy Long is joining the crowd pursuing the state's open Senate seat.

GOP Rep. Billy Long joins Missouri Senate race

By Bridget Bowman
Posted August 3, 2021 at 8:56pm, Updated August 4, 2021 at 10:12am
Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne, here accompanying job seeker Jacob Cobb, left, and his 6-year-old son, Jeff, at a job fair in Irving on July 15, says she remains the “pragmatic” conservative voters elected last fall.

GOP’s Van Duyne tries to write her own headline after winning district Biden won too

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 4, 2021 at 5:00am
Cuyahoga County Council Member Shontel Brown won the Democratic primary Tuesday in the special election for Ohio’s 11th District.

Shontel Brown tops progressive favorite Nina Turner in Ohio’s 11th District primary

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 3, 2021 at 10:42pm