Campaigns

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

Omaha Republican launches bid for Bacon’s swing district seat

By Rachel Schilke July 1, 2025 11:40 am

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) waves before former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential nominee, arrives at a campaign rally at the Resch Center, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Higher calling: Ambitious House members eye promotions in the 2026 midterm elections

By Lauren Green July 1, 2025 8:27 am

Florida GOP sells ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ merch ahead of ICE facility launch in Everglades

By Heather Hunter June 30, 2025 6:53 pm

GOP takes aim at Roy Cooper, Democrats’ ideal recruit for North Carolina Senate seat

By Ramsey Touchberry June 30, 2025 6:38 pm

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) gives a thumbs up as he arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol, Sept. 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Don Bacon will not seek reelection in 2026 in key swing district

By Lauren Green June 30, 2025 1:48 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Trump threatens to withhold funding for NYC if Mamdani doesn’t ‘do the right thing’ if elected

By Emily Hallas June 30, 2025 11:13 am

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York.

Mamdani dodges on ‘globalize the intifada’ as Jeffries demands he ‘clarify his position’ on phrase

By Jenny Goldsberry June 30, 2025 9:39 am

Tillis’s surprise retirement scrambles 2026 Senate map and turns North Carolina into top target

By Ramsey Touchberry and Samantha-Jo Roth June 30, 2025 6:30 am

Mamdani responds to ‘smears and slander’ after Ogles calls for NYC mayoral candidate’s deportation

By Zach LaChance June 29, 2025 6:17 pm

Republican veteran Tony Sabio running to flip congressional seat in Virginia

By Amy DeLaura June 29, 2025 4:14 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) meets with reporters after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmas government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

Jeffries distances from Mamdani: ‘Never had a substantive conversation’

By Jenny Goldsberry June 29, 2025 2:23 pm

Trump targets Tillis after ‘no’ vote on tax bill, will meet with primary challengers

By Zach LaChance June 29, 2025 12:14 am