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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

Beto O’Rourke dodges whether he’ll make another run at Texas Senate seat

By Ramsey Touchberry July 20, 2025 3:05 pm

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks before President Joe Biden at the Earth Rider Brewery, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Superior, Wisconsin. Biden is returning to the swing state of Wisconsin to announce $5 billion in federal funding for upgrading the Blatnik Bridge and for dozens of similar infrastructure projects nationwide.

Amy Klobuchar ‘feeling better and better’ about Democratic prospects in future elections

By Jenny Goldsberry July 20, 2025 12:04 pm

Rain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Washington waits as Texas reacts to deadly floods

By Lauren Green July 20, 2025 6:00 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during the first day of Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AOC has the most campaign money in the House with $15.4 million war chest

By Mia Cathell July 19, 2025 4:21 pm

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.

GOP group ties vulnerable Democrats to socialist Mamdani in campaign ad

By Emily Hallas July 18, 2025 4:50 pm

Biden aide Annie Tomasini on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington for the Biden autopen investigation. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Video of Annie Tomasini pleading the Fifth released in Biden autopen investigation

By Lauren Green July 18, 2025 2:54 pm

Left to right: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), right: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nina Turner, former Ohio state senator. (Angelina Katsanis/AP; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Phil Long/AP)

Democratic socialists of America hurt Team Blue’s electoral prospects

By John Scott Lewinski July 18, 2025 6:07 am

Left: Paul LePage, right: Mike Rogers (Bukaty/AP, Paul Sancya/AP)

Northern state comeback candidates downplay their time living in Florida

By David Mark July 18, 2025 5:17 am

Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) with President Donald Trump; below, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) speaks with the Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito. (Graeme Jennings/The Washington Examiner)

Josh Shapiro puts politics aside to boost emerging technology jobs

By Salena Zito July 18, 2025 4:25 am

NYC Republican mayoral candidate says Cuomo ‘slapping fannies and killing grannies’

By Ross O'Keefe July 17, 2025 6:01 pm

Mamdani and other Democratic ‘fringes’ are garnering most attention: Byron York

By Asher Notheis July 17, 2025 4:40 pm

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

Elizabeth Warren claims investors ‘freaked out’ that Mamdani won’t bend to them

By Jenny Goldsberry July 17, 2025 4:26 pm