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Former FBI Director James B. Comey testifies in 2017 before a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

James Comey seeks to dismiss indictment over Senate testimony

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 20, 2025 at 5:35pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court sounds ready to revive lawsuit over ballot counting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 8, 2025 at 1:27pm
Activists protest outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia's courthouse Wednesday ahead of the arraignment of former FBI Director James B. Comey in Alexandria, Va.

James Comey pleads not guilty in case over Senate testimony

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 8, 2025 at 12:47pm
Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, seen here early in their tenure as House members, are running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively. They both need to win to give Democrats momentum for the 2026 elections, Rothenberg writes.

One win isn’t enough for Democrats in this year’s governor’s races

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 6, 2025 at 1:05pm
The blinds at the ticket window for the ferry to Fort Sumter are closed in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 2, 2025 due to the government shutdown.

The great ‘meh’: Scenes from a shutdown

By Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 3, 2025 at 11:18am
The 119th Congress has shown little willingness to assert its own constitutional powers, Jason Dick and Molly Reynolds observe in the latest Political Theater podcast.

Let’s get existential

By Jason Dick
Posted September 23, 2025 at 6:01pm
Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett arrive for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023.

DOJ seeks at least 30 years for Supreme Court assassination plot

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 19, 2025 at 4:58pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Senate leaders set up dueling votes on stopgap funding bills

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted September 18, 2025 at 8:16pm
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
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