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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is seeking a third term next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will run for a third term in 2026

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 16, 2025 at 12:22pm
The Democratic primary in Maine to take on Sen. Susan Collins includes, from left, Jordan Wood, Dan Kleban and Graham Platner. (Courtesy Jordan for Maine/Dan Kleban for U.S. Senate/Graham for Maine)

Maine Democrats tout ‘outsider’ approach to unseating Collins

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 15, 2025 at 5:47pm, Updated at 7:24pm
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Texas Rep. Michael McCaul will not seek reelection in 2026

By Jessica Wehrman and Rachel Oswald
Posted September 14, 2025 at 11:51am, Updated September 15, 2025 at 3:00pm
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted faces a potentially tough challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a contest Democrats would likely need to win to have a chance at the Senate majority in 2026, Rothenberg writes.

Senate Democrats face difficult, but not insurmountable, path to majority 

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 15, 2025 at 1:26pm
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo has dropped her campaign for Colorado’s 8th District.

Former Colorado Rep. Yadira Caraveo ends bid to regain battleground seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 12, 2025 at 5:12pm
Democratic Rep. Adam Gray, pictured here at the Capitol on Thursday, narrowly won his 2024 race and could benefit from the proposed new California map if Prop 50 passes.

In California, Prop 50 campaign has something for everyone

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted September 11, 2025 at 4:50pm

At the Races: A sad reminder

By Niels Lesniewski, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:11pm
Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell says he won't seek a third term next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell won’t seek reelection in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:00pm
Patrick Roath, who's challenging Rep. Stephen F. Lynch in the Democratic primary in Massachusetts' 8th District, attends a rally in Hingham on Aug. 13. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Debate over Democratic Party’s future plays out in New England primaries

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 10, 2025 at 6:34pm
Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest’s district is one of 14 House seats that saw no partisan shift between 2022 and 2024, according to Inside Elections’ Baseline metric.

The 14 House districts that didn’t budge from 2022 to 2024

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 10, 2025 at 3:09pm
Democrat James Walkinshaw talks to voters outside a polling place in Herndon, Va., in June.

Democrat James Walkinshaw wins Virginia special election for Connolly seat

By Jackie Wang
Posted September 9, 2025 at 7:52pm
Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw speaks during the Congressional District 11 Candidates Forum at the Reston Community Center on June 24 in Reston, Va. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Northern Virginia voters pick Connolly’s successor in special election Tuesday

By Andrew Menezes
Posted September 8, 2025 at 4:43pm

At the Races: Falling into view

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 4, 2025 at 2:21pm
West Virginia Rep. Carol Miller's district saw the biggest Baseline shift in Republicans' favor from 2022 to 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The 25 House districts that shifted the most from 2022 to 2024

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 4, 2025 at 5:00am
Rep. Thomas Massie has a discharge petition and he’s not afraid to use it.

Discharge petition: Congressional procedure or great band name?

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 3, 2025 at 6:02pm
Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes, right, is seen during a town hall at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 94 headquarters in Canton on Aug. 26. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

In blue-collar Ohio seat, Rep. Emilia Sykes braces for a rematch and redistricting

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:17pm
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for a third term next year.

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 2, 2025 at 3:13pm, Updated at 6:19pm
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., seen here at the 79th Street Greenmarket on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in 2022, will not seek reelection next year.

Nadler won’t seek reelection to Manhattan House seat

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Todd Ruger
Posted September 2, 2025 at 4:37am, Updated at 5:52pm

At the Races: Going low

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 28, 2025 at 2:23pm
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., speaks to a reporter in National Statuary Hall before President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. Ciscomani's district is one of the most evenly-divided in the nation.

The 10 most evenly divided districts in the country

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 27, 2025 at 2:28pm
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, 2nd from left, along with local Democrats, deposit their ballots in a ballot drop box outside the Salt Lake City Public Library ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Utah judge tosses congressional maps, creating Democratic opportunity

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 26, 2025 at 5:24am
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, speaks during a news conference with members of the Texas congressional delegation to discuss possible redistricting in the state at the Democratic National Committee offices on July 15. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., also appear.

Democrat Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection if courts don’t overturn Texas redistricting

By Jacob Fulton
Posted August 21, 2025 at 7:03pm
President Donald Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on Thursday. To the right of Trump are Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

Trump visits police, troops in DC after suggesting he would patrol streets

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 21, 2025 at 2:15pm, Updated at 6:46pm

At the Races: Maps mania

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 21, 2025 at 2:30pm
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25.

Rep. Chip Roy announces bid for Texas attorney general

By Victor Feldman
Posted August 21, 2025 at 12:39pm
Dustin Burrows, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, gavels in a meeting Monday in Austin after Democratic lawmakers returned to the state Capitol following a two-week standoff with Republicans over their plan to redraw Texas’ congressional maps.

Texas Republicans advance map targeting Democratic House seats

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 20, 2025 at 5:08pm, Updated at 7:23pm
Voters use a District of Columbia Board of Elections mail-in-ballot drop box at Union Market in Washington on Oct. 5, 2020.

White House changes course after Trump vows executive order to ‘end’ mail-in voting

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2025 at 12:59pm
Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who first came to the House in 2021, is throwing his hat in the ring for Alabama’s open Senate seat.

Rep. Barry Moore enters race for open Alabama Senate seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 12, 2025 at 10:05am, Updated August 19, 2025 at 2:24pm
Former Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Ala., questions FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on May 15, 2024. Carl said Tuesday he'll seek the same seat he lost in 2024.

Former Rep. Carl seeks to reclaim old seat in U.S. House

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 19, 2025 at 1:35pm
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is running again.

Sherrod Brown launches Senate comeback bid in Ohio

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 18, 2025 at 8:06am