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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
Former Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., was the latest member of Congress to bid adieu and leave before his term was over.

Editor’s Note: The 119th Congress in numbers, post-Labor Day edition

By Jason Dick
Posted September 8, 2025 at 3:44pm
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
A sign of support for President Donald Trump is seen on the side of a semi-trailer in East Palestine, Ohio, on Aug. 27.

Polling should provide clarity, not confusion

By David Winston
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:16pm
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
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
Protesters participate in a Free D.C. press conference and rally near the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 11.

Trump’s DC crime rhetoric doesn’t match day-to-day reality

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 20, 2025 at 4:06pm