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Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, left, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado both beat expectations for Democrats in their states last year, based on the VAR metric.

Who was the worst Senate candidate of 2020?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 17, 2021 at 5:30am
A sign notifies customers on Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available at the pharmacy of a Harris Teeter grocery store in Washington.

GOP campaign arm hits Democrats over what was kept out of the pandemic relief package

By Stephanie Akin
Posted February 16, 2021 at 5:28pm
NRSC Chairman Rick Scott believes the midterms will focus on other issues besides impeachment.

Will impeachment even be a blip in 2022 battle for Senate control?

By Bridget Bowman
Posted February 13, 2021 at 4:19pm, Updated at 6:05pm
New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim is pushing back after a GOP-aligned group put up billboards saying he was against reopening schools.

Aiming to win back suburban voters, GOP targets Democrats over closed schools

By Kate Ackley
Posted February 12, 2021 at 3:22pm, Updated at 4:30pm
A sign urging people to complete the census sits in a planter on Main Street in Roswell, N.M. on Aug. 21. The pandemic has hampered the Census Bureau’s ability to finalize key data needed to redraw congressional and legislative maps.

Census delays could squeeze courts’ review of House maps

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 12, 2021 at 3:02pm

At the Races: Impeachment: The Sequel

By Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin and Kate Ackley
Posted February 11, 2021 at 2:30pm
Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley in the House chamber on Jan. 6 for a joint session to certify Electoral College votes in the 2020 presidential election.

Josh Hawley isn’t on the ballot, but he’s still a factor in Missouri’s Senate race

By Bridget Bowman
Posted February 10, 2021 at 11:00am, Updated at 7:16pm
The National Republican Congressional Committee, chaired by Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., has identified nearly four dozen Democrats it considers vulnerable in 2022.

These 47 House Democrats are on the GOP’s target list for 2022

By Stephanie Akin
Posted February 10, 2021 at 8:00am, Updated at 12:41pm
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., lower right, want members of Congress to face term limits.

Time for Republicans to move on from term limits

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 10, 2021 at 9:00am
Longtime Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby is not running for reelection.

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby announces he will retire after 2022

By Jennifer Shutt and Bridget Bowman
Posted February 8, 2021 at 12:00pm, Updated at 4:45pm
After a lengthy legal challenge over the ballot count, Democrat Anthony Brindisi conceded Monday that he lost to Republican Claudia Tenney in New York's 22nd District.

Brindisi concedes prolonged race as Tenney retakes New York seat she lost in 2018

By Stephanie Akin
Posted February 8, 2021 at 4:28pm
A judge Friday cleared the way for former Rep. Claudia Tenney, shown leaving a 2018 meeting of the House GOP, to retake her seat from Democrat Anthony Brindisi, who plans further appeals.

Court clears way for GOP’s Claudia Tenney to recapture seat from Democrat Anthony Brindisi

By Stephanie Akin
Posted February 5, 2021 at 5:22pm, Updated at 6:13pm
Republicans have attacked Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock for his votes on a wide range of amendments.

Vote-a-rama could fuel future campaign attacks

By Bridget Bowman
Posted February 5, 2021 at 4:46pm

At the Races: Q-ing up for ’22

By Kate Ackley, Bridget Bowman and Stephanie Akin
Posted February 4, 2021 at 2:30pm
Fencing and razor wire have been installed around the Capitol complex.

Capitol attack, threats not deterring congressional hopefuls

By Bridget Bowman
Posted February 4, 2021 at 6:00am
Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters became the new DSCC chairman last week.

Peters says it’s ‘too early to speculate’ on DSCC endorsements

By Bridget Bowman
Posted February 3, 2021 at 6:18pm
Ivanka Trump faces a tough race if she decides to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in a Republican primary next year, Gonzales writes.

Can Ivanka Trump defeat Marco Rubio?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 3, 2021 at 5:30am
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan had also been considering a run for governor.

Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan plans Ohio Senate run

By Bridget Bowman and Jessica Wehrman
Posted February 1, 2021 at 6:50pm
Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria speaks at a town hall at New Hope Baptist Church in Virginia Beach on Oct. 3, 2019.

Elaine Luria pays off campaign debt using corporate PAC money she said she’d reject

By Kate Ackley
Posted February 1, 2021 at 1:58pm
Voters stand in line on the last day of early voting at Lenora Park Gym in Snellville, Ga., on Oct. 30, 2020.

Voter turnout was a 2020 bright spot, but it might not continue

By Herb Jackson
Posted February 1, 2021 at 10:30am
Public trust in the media has dropped, but not as low as one chart made it appear.

Trust in the media is down, and this chart does not help

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 29, 2021 at 4:02pm
President Donald Trump, left, joins House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy onstage at a House Republican retreat dinner in Baltimore on Sept. 12, 2019.

Kevin McCarthy taps Trump donors in seeking to retake House majority

By Kate Ackley
Posted January 28, 2021 at 5:35pm

At the Races: Primary pipe dreams

By Stephanie Akin, Kate Ackley and Bridget Bowman
Posted January 28, 2021 at 2:30pm
Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters will be the next chairman of the DSCC.

Michigan’s Gary Peters to lead Senate Democrats’ campaign arm

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 28, 2021 at 10:43am
Attack ads by the National Republican Congressional Committee that focused on Joe Biden's climate policies may have helped defeat Democratic Oklahoma Rep. Kendra Horn in November.

GOP plans to use Biden action on climate against House Democrats from energy states

By Stephanie Akin
Posted January 27, 2021 at 7:30am
Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman announced Monday he is not running for reelection.

Senate GOP confident about midterms despite open seats

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 27, 2021 at 5:00am
Decisions not to seek reelection by Sens. Patrick J. Toomey, center, and Rob Portman, left, do not automatically mean the GOP’s effort to retake the control in 2022 is doomed, Gonzales writes.

Recent history shows Senate retirements don’t tell us squat

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 26, 2021 at 12:08pm
President Joe Biden may be able to hold his predecessor responsible for many of the nation’s problems for only so long, Rothenberg writes.

Lowering the bar for the Biden administration

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 26, 2021 at 10:00am
Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman cited “partisan gridlock” in Congress in announcing his decision to retire.

Sen. Rob Portman’s exit leaves void in chamber and 2022 map

By Bridget Bowman and Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 26, 2021 at 5:00am
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, plans to retire rather than seek a third term in 2022.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman not running for reelection

By Bridget Bowman and Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 25, 2021 at 10:49am, Updated at 11:44am