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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) walks to board a bus to the White House with other Senate Republicans for a meeting with President Donald Trump on his spending and tax bill, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Cornyn flexes conservative credentials in bitter Senate primary

By Ramsey Touchberry and Samantha-Jo Roth March 2, 2026 5:10 am

Nebraska Democrats back independent Dan Osborn for Senate

Ross O'Keefe Jul 31, 2025

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington, Nov. 6, 2024.

Kamala Harris announces new memoir 107 Days that details ‘drama’ of White House run

Barnini Chakraborty Jul 31, 2025

Texas Senate ballots remain in limbo as lawmakers weigh bids

Rachel Schilke Jul 31, 2025

IRS lifts ban on churches endorsing political candidates

By Annabella Rosciglione July 8, 2025 8:45 am

Members of a group from Southern California called Patriots for Freedom, who were in town to attend a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, wear decorated hats as they show their support for Trump on the bridge outside his Mar-a-Lago estate, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

How a Supreme Court case on campaign finance could change elections

By Rachel Schilke July 8, 2025 7:00 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom stands at a press conference at Raleigh Studios unveiling a vast expansion of California’s Film and Television Credit Program on October 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Newsom tours Trump-friendly rural South Carolina counties amid 2028 buzz

By Barnini Chakraborty July 8, 2025 4:00 am

Trump ‘representing the presidency’ in his ‘fight, fight, fight’ call: Salena Zito

By Asher Notheis July 7, 2025 5:33 pm

Jeffries to meet with Mamdani next week after withholding endorsement

By David Zimmermann July 7, 2025 3:38 pm

Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Concha accuses Musk of ‘playing the spoiler’ with new political party

By Jenny Goldsberry July 7, 2025 2:35 pm

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) speaks to the media after delivering his annual State of the Commonwealth address at the Capitol, Monday Jan. 13, 2025, in Richmond.

Youngkin to headline swing state events with post-governor ambitions unknown

By Annabella Rosciglione July 7, 2025 2:20 pm

New book breaks down why Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz instead of Josh Shapiro as running mate

By Barnini Chakraborty July 7, 2025 1:28 pm

President Joe Biden looks on as he and first lady Jill Biden welcome President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Leaked memo shows advisers told Biden he would be helped by early debate with Trump

By Naomi Lim July 7, 2025 9:57 am

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives at House of Justice for National Action Network's Saturday action rally in Harlem, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in New York.

Working-class support eludes Mamdani as Trump finds a bogeyman

By Emily Hallas July 7, 2025 8:35 am

Deportation immigration protests

Democrats keep botching their policy pivots

By Sarah Bedford July 7, 2025 8:00 am

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Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley’s Senate ambitions draw flags from Georgia GOP

By Samantha-Jo Roth July 7, 2025 6:00 am