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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Wednesday, flanked by former GOP officials.

Takeaways: Harris makes play for GOP voters, sits for feisty Fox News interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2024 at 8:00pm
Signs showing support for both Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump along a rural highway on Sept. 26 near Traverse City, Mich.

Harris, Biden sharpen attacks on Trump as GOP nominee courts women voters

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2024 at 1:20pm
Republicans like congressional candidate Derrick Anderson, seen here on the first day of early voting in Virginia, hope to appeal to Hispanic voters.

Republican operatives sense opening with key Democratic bloc

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 16, 2024 at 6:30am
Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn takes a selfie with a supporter after speaking during his campaign stop at the Handlebend coffee shop in O'Neill, Neb., on Monday. Osborn is running against Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.

Happening in Plains sight: A competitive Nebraska Senate race

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 16, 2024 at 5:30am
In a heated race in the 19th District, Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro is on offense when it comes to immigration and on defense when it comes to abortion.

Upstate NY House races test party messaging on abortion, immigration

By Victor Feldman
Posted October 16, 2024 at 5:00am
Former President Donald Trump speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Trump goes big on tariffs, floats business relocation penalty

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted October 15, 2024 at 4:36pm
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, pictured speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, could be the next chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Tim Scott in line to chair Senate campaign arm for 2026 cycle

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 15, 2024 at 2:59pm
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., right, and his Democratic challenger Tony Vargas hold their debate at the KETV studios in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 13. Inside Elections is changing the rating for their contest from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic.

Rating Changes: 8 in the House, 2 in the Senate

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted October 15, 2024 at 2:43pm
The crowd holds a “vote” sign during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz in the Fitzgerald Field House at the University of Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, 2024. As cliched as it sounds, the election will all come down to turnout, Stu Rothenberg writes.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Turnout will …

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 15, 2024 at 5:00am
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday.

Trump pitches tax write-off for auto loans in Detroit speech

By David Lerman
Posted October 10, 2024 at 5:38pm

At the Races: Weary of the storm

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 10, 2024 at 4:00pm
The Federal Election Commission is considering a question about how much a joint fundraising committee can finance a political ad.

FEC to consider clarifying what joint fundraising committees can pay for in political ads

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 9, 2024 at 2:40pm
The Jan. 6, 2021, attempted insurrection helped inspire the simulation role-playing exercise that is the subject of the documentary “War Game.”

‘War Game’: Rehearsing the uncomfortably plausible

By Jason Dick
Posted October 9, 2024 at 10:24am
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, appeared on ABC's "The View" program on Tuesday. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Harris moves toward center with talk of ‘commonsense solutions’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 8, 2024 at 3:05pm
Former President Donald Trump is seen at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Analysis: Digging into FEMA spending claims on the campaign trail

By Peter Cohn
Posted October 8, 2024 at 1:09pm
In the district of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., voter perceptions about the direction of the country and the state were the most closely aligned among the five districts surveyed by Inside Elections.

House battleground polls show consistent voter concerns

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted October 8, 2024 at 12:23pm
“It is not right that teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations. And I plan on making that fair,” Vice President Kamala Harris said on "60 Minutes."

Harris signals fight with Congress over agenda in ’60 Minutes’ interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 8, 2024 at 5:31am
A view inside the Georgia Supreme Court in Atlanta.

Two abortion rulings could weigh into elections in Georgia, Texas

By Sandhya Raman and Daniela Altimari
Posted October 7, 2024 at 5:25pm, Updated at 8:40pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22.

Congressional estimators find sharply lower revenue take from Harris tax plans

By David Lerman
Posted October 7, 2024 at 10:47am
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., seen here at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, is expressing optimism about her party's chances in House races.

One month out, Democrats say they are expanding House field

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 4, 2024 at 6:43pm
Vice President Kamala Harris and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., arrive for a campaign event at Ripon College in Wisconsin on Thursday.

Calling Trump ‘petty’ and ‘vindictive,’ Liz Cheney makes conservative case for Harris

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 4, 2024 at 5:39am

At the Races: Please bet responsibly

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted October 3, 2024 at 3:00pm
Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., faces Democrat Will Rollins, whom he narrowly defeated two years ago.

Dean of California GOP faces a tight rematch

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 3, 2024 at 5:00am
Former President Donald Trump posts on his social media platform Truth Social often, such as this one displayed at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in September 2023.

Trump averages more than 24 Truth Social posts a day and he was even busier during the VP debate

By Alex Angle
Posted October 2, 2024 at 5:12pm
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024, in New York City.

Fact-checking Vance’s health policy claims

By Ariel Cohen and Sandhya Raman
Posted October 2, 2024 at 4:29pm
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz take part in the vice-presidential debate at CBS Studios in New York on Tuesday.

Fact-checking the Vance-Walz debate

By FactCheck.org
Posted October 2, 2024 at 4:07pm
Patrons watch the vice presidential debate between Republican candidate JD Vance and Democratic candidate Tim Walz at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

7 things I think I think about the vice presidential debate

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted October 2, 2024 at 3:56pm
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shake hands at a vice presidential debate Tuesday night in New York.

Former defensive coordinator Tim Walz didn’t call many blitzes against JD Vance

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 2, 2024 at 1:23pm
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio (left), speaks with Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., after their vice presidential debate on Tuesday in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election.

Vance’s attempt to rewrite Trump’s Obamacare history

By Niels Lesniewski and Lia DeGroot
Posted October 2, 2024 at 8:39am
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, debates Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee, on Tuesday night in New York. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Takeaways from VP debate as Trump vows veto of any federal abortion ban bill

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 1, 2024 at 11:25pm