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Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb is seriously considering running for Senate.

In competitive seat and weighing a Senate run, Rep. Conor Lamb’s voting the party line more often

By Bridget Bowman and Kate Ackley
Posted June 28, 2021 at 10:00am

At the Races: S 1 and done

By Stephanie Akin, Kate Ackley and Bridget Bowman
Posted June 24, 2021 at 2:30pm
A preliminary redistricting map would eliminate the Democratic advantage in Colorado Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter's district.

New Colorado map erases Perlmutter’s Democratic edge

By Stephanie Akin
Posted June 24, 2021 at 2:03pm
A shadow from a demonstrator’s sign is shown during the Moral March on Manchin and McConnell, a rally held by the Poor People’s Campaign outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 23, 2021.

Sooner or later, Congress may have to settle fights over voting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2021 at 5:30am
Former Oregon Rep. Greg Walden will be an adviser to the Republican Main Street Partnership after a congressional career that included chairing the Energy and Commerce Committee and the NRCC.

Republican Main Street Partnership revamps, sets high fundraising goal

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 24, 2021 at 5:00am
Sen. Charles E. Grassley has not said whether he will run for another term next year, but Iowa voters might be looking for someone new.

What to take (and leave) from recent Senate race polling

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 23, 2021 at 6:00am
Supporters of the Democrats’ elections overhaul rally outside the Supreme Court on June 9 to call for the bill’s passage in the Senate.

Voting and ethics overhaul fuels drive to end Senate filibuster

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 21, 2021 at 4:59pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said the updated VAWA provisions were a priority for her, given the 'crisis' of abuse among tribes in her state.

Trump backs GOP challenger against Murkowski

By Bridget Bowman
Posted June 18, 2021 at 1:46pm

At the Races: Audit-ioning for Trump

By Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin and Kate Ackley
Posted June 17, 2021 at 2:30pm
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock could benefit from straight-ticket voting in a state carried by Joe Biden, but Biden did so by just a hair, Rothenberg notes.

Will straight-ticket voting upset the midterm dynamic in battle for Senate?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted June 16, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Marco Rubio is favored for reelection in Florida next year, but he can’t take his race for granted, Gonzales writes.

These 4 states could decide control of Congress in 2022

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 16, 2021 at 5:30am
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and other supporters of the S 1 elections overhaul rally outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday to call for the bill’s passage.

Will Democrats go to war on voting rights?

By Herb Jackson
Posted June 14, 2021 at 10:30am

At the Races: Don’t Manchin it

By Kate Ackley, Bridget Bowman and Stephanie Akin
Posted June 10, 2021 at 2:30pm
Sen. Raphael Warnock is one of nine candidates, all Democrats, endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund.

Environmental group’s first Senate picks for 2022 all go to Democrats

By Stephanie Akin
Posted June 10, 2021 at 1:30pm
Missouri Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler is running for her state's open Senate seat.

Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run

By Bridget Bowman
Posted June 10, 2021 at 11:24am
Former President Donald Trump, here at a 2019 rally in Montoursville, Pa., largely stayed out of GOP primaries in prior election cycles, but his approach may be changing.

Trump could shake up key Senate races with endorsements

By Bridget Bowman
Posted June 10, 2021 at 5:00am
A blowup figure lies on the ground outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the Declaration for American Democracy coalition hosts a rally calling on the Senate to pass the S 1 elections overhaul.

Preparing for the election, whatever the rules

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted June 9, 2021 at 12:36pm
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe won the Democratic primary Tuesday to seek another term.

Do Republicans have a chance in New Jersey or Virginia in November?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 9, 2021 at 11:49am
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition is a severe blow to a sweeping bill to overhaul voting, campaign finance and ethics rules.

Liberal groups pressing for voting, ethics overhaul undaunted by Manchin opposition

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 7, 2021 at 5:24pm, Updated at 6:42pm
North Carolina GOP Rep. Ted Budd, who is running for Senate, won former President Donald Trump's endorsement over the weekend.

Backed by Trump for Senate, Rep. Ted Budd bucked his White House on some votes

By Bridget Bowman
Posted June 7, 2021 at 1:41pm
Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., talks with a member of the Delaware National Guard in the Capitol Visitor Center on Jan. 13. She is one of the members who voted against certifying Electoral College results on Jan. 6 and received PAC contributions last month from a defense contractor.

After hitting pause, PACs begin to press play again

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 7, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warns the photographer about the end of the escalator in the Senate subway on May 25.

Sen. Ted Cruz prevails in campaign finance lawsuit

By Todd Ruger and Kate Ackley
Posted June 3, 2021 at 3:20pm

At the Races: Was that special?

By Stephanie Akin, Kate Ackley and Bridget Bowman
Posted June 3, 2021 at 2:30pm
Then-Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele speaks to party activists in 2011.

Michael Steele on taking the GOP back from Trump

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 2, 2021 at 2:45pm
New Mexico Democrat Melanie Stansbury speaks at a campaign rally Thursday in Albuquerque, where she was joined by Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman.

Democrat Stansbury easily wins New Mexico House race

By Stephanie Akin and Eleanor Van Buren
Posted June 1, 2021 at 10:19pm, Updated June 2, 2021 at 9:35am
Billions of Brood X cicadas, emerging after living underground for 17 years, are encountering a very different Washington, Gonzales writes.

While you were underground: A political update for cicadas

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 2, 2021 at 5:30am
Former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, left, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016, is running in a special election that could offer clues into the depth of pro-Israel sentiment within the Democratic Party.

Democratic primaries will reveal party’s debate on Israel

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 1, 2021 at 10:30am

At the Races: Policing persists as campaign issue

By Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin and Kate Ackley
Posted May 27, 2021 at 2:30pm
Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings, left, is planning to run for Senate.

Push to elect Black women to Senate turns to North Carolina and Florida

By Bridget Bowman
Posted May 27, 2021 at 5:30am
California GOP Rep. Mike Garcia is one of just 16 members of the House from a district that backed the opposite party's presidential nominee.

Decline in ticket-splitting reaches beyond Congress

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 26, 2021 at 9:00am