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Ad ad from a Democratic super PAC branding New Mexico Republican candidate Claire Chase as a lobbyist appeared to echo research published by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Parties publish dirty laundry so the right people can air it

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 25, 2020 at 5:00am
A poll worker, left, cleans a voting booth between voters during Tuesday's primary in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Exposition Center was the only polling location in Jefferson County, home to Louisville and 767,000 residents.

Mailing it in: No calls in key Kentucky and New York races

By Bridget Bowman and Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 24, 2020 at 6:16am
Balloons drop as Donald Trump accepts the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

K Street may mostly skip political conventions this year

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 24, 2020 at 5:00am
Former New York Rep. Chris Collins was the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president. He is due to start a 26-month prison sentence for insider trading.

Prison-bound ex-Rep. Chris Collins replaced in New York election

By Bridget Bowman
Posted June 24, 2020 at 12:46am
Rep. Thomas Massie easily won his Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th District on Tuesday.

Trump wanted him ousted from GOP, but Massie coasts in primary

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 23, 2020 at 9:41pm
Former Rep. Mark Meadows, left, and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan endorsed Linda Bennett in the North Carolina Republican primary runoff for the seat Meadows held before he became White House chief of staff.

GOP rejects Trump pick for Meadows seat in North Carolina

By Chris Cioffi
Posted June 23, 2020 at 8:55pm
Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria at an October town hall in Virginia Beach after she came out in support of an impeachment investigation. She faces a 2020 rematch with her predecessor, Republican Scott Taylor, in the 2nd District.

Virginia primaries: GOP taps Taylor for rematch with Luria; Democrats back Webb vs. Good

By Stephanie Akin
Posted June 23, 2020 at 8:24pm
Republicans are trying to weaken former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper as the state's June 30 Senate primary approaches.

A second look at the Colorado Senate race

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted June 23, 2020 at 11:00am
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton has no Democratic opponent in November even as a new poll shows independent voters in Arkansas starting to break toward Democrats.

As Tom Cotton courts controversy, he runs unopposed in Arkansas

By Herb Jackson
Posted June 22, 2020 at 10:30am
The GOP picked a challenger Saturday to Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., who flipped the 10th District seat in 2018.

Virginia GOP taps Marine veteran to take on Rep. Jennifer Wexton

By Stephanie Akin
Posted June 22, 2020 at 9:35am
Democrat Amy McGrath is in a surprisingly competitive primary to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

6 things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

By Bridget Bowman, Niels Lesniewski, Stephanie Akin and Chris Cioffi
Posted June 22, 2020 at 6:00am
Voters fill out their ballots at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Va., on Election Day 2018. Congress must act now to help states prepare for a surge vote-by-mail requests, experts, advocates and lawmakers say.

Congress must act now to help states with vote-by-mail in November, experts say

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 19, 2020 at 6:00am
House Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff is concerned about malicious actors trying to “weaponize” social media platforms to divide Americans in an election year.

Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads with Nazi symbol

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 18, 2020 at 5:56pm

At the Races: Air war vs. ground game

By Bridget Bowman, Kate Ackley and Stephanie Akin
Posted June 18, 2020 at 2:30pm
North Carolina Republicans will vote Tuesday to pick a nominee for the seat Rep. Mark Meadows gave up to become White House chief of staff.

Generational clash in runoff for Meadows’ seat in North Carolina

By Chris Cioffi
Posted June 18, 2020 at 1:01pm
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is turning his attention to down-ballot races after ending his presidential campaign.

Bernie Sanders tests influence in House primaries for open seats

By Bridget Bowman
Posted June 18, 2020 at 5:30am
Former Iowa State Sen. Rita Hart lost a bid for lieutenant governor and now is running for Congress. If she wins, she’ll have company.

Failing up: Losing a race for lieutenant governor as a launchpad to Congress

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 17, 2020 at 8:00am
Democrat Kathleen Williams campaigns for Montana’s at-large House seat at the annual Crow Fair in 2018. Williams is one of several repeat female House candidates from Western states this cycle.

How to win the West? Democratic women aim again at GOP seats

By Kate Ackley, Bridget Bowman and Stephanie Akin
Posted June 17, 2020 at 5:30am
Public policy professor Carolyn Boudreaux, who came within 1 point of defeating Rep. Rob Woodall in 2018, won the Democratic nomination to run again for the seat in Georgia's 7th District.

Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux wins primary for open seat in Georgia suburbs

By Stephanie Akin
Posted June 16, 2020 at 6:11pm
People wait in line outside the National Building Museum for walk-up COVID-19 testing on Monday.

It’s only June. The defining event of the 2020 election may not have even happened yet

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted June 16, 2020 at 10:00am
Three Democrats are vying in next week's primary in Kentukcy for the nomination to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Kentucky Democrats face a choice in deciding who is best suited to beat McConnell

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 16, 2020 at 6:00am
Rep Steven Horsford, D-Nev., now knows his general election challenger.

Former assemblyman Marchant will be Horsford’s challenger in November

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 15, 2020 at 5:51pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is one of the most vulnerable senators as Republicans try to hold onto their control of the chamber this year.

Outside group hits Tillis on health care record in new ad

By Kate Ackley
Posted June 15, 2020 at 3:18pm
Virginia Rep. Denver Riggleman rides in the back of a pickup truck Saturday to cast his vote in the Republican convention in the 5th District, a drive-thru event due to the coronavirus pandemic, held at the Tree Of Life Ministries church in Lynchburg.

Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term

By Stephanie Akin
Posted June 14, 2020 at 1:47am
Democratic Rep. Susie Lee at a polling place before Nevada's presidential primary in February.

Former pro wrestler wins Nevada primary to take on Rep. Susie Lee

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 12, 2020 at 12:55pm
Democrat Josh Hicks is running for the nomination to challenge GOP Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky.

Democrat seeking Kentucky House seat touts police service amid unrest

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 12, 2020 at 11:50am
“That’s Reality,” featuring plumbing company owner and Republican Senate candidate Bob Hamilton’s views on illegal immigration and China, began airing in the Wichita and Kansas City media markets on June 7.

Kansas Senate candidate’s ad survey hits the wrong inbox

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 12, 2020 at 7:00am
Want to attend one of President Donald Trump’s rallies? You’ll need to sign a COVID-19 liability waiver.

Trump campaign asks supporters to waive COVID-19 liability to attend Tulsa rally

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 11, 2020 at 6:22pm

At the Races: What’s in a slogan?

By Stephanie Akin, Bridget Bowman and Kate Ackley
Posted June 11, 2020 at 2:30pm
Outside groups have already spent $4 million against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, and a new campaign is urging her to support a House-passed $3.5 trillion coronavirus relief measure.

Pandemic politics: Ads from health groups target vulnerable senators on House COVID-19 package

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted June 11, 2020 at 1:33pm