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Oct 13, 2026
It has the makings of political intimidation, say some legal experts.
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Oct 13, 2026
President Donald Trump claimed Katie Zacharia is an "attorney," but her bar credentials are unclear.
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Oct 13, 2026
The Michigan Democratic Senate candidate's "AI Under Control" proposal would freeze development of powerful artificial-intelligence systems and data centers.
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Oct 13, 2026
Cook Political Report changed Alaska's governor race rating from toss-up to lean Democrat; and Nebraska, Vermont and Oklahoma governor's races from solid Republican to likely Republican.
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Oct 13, 2026
In her opening statement, Zacharia repeatedly praised Trump's energy and touted the crowd sizes at his rallies, where scores of seats have been unfilled in recent days.
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Oct 13, 2026
The high court's acceptance of the case means it will probably be argued early next year.
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Oct 13, 2026
Guilfoyle said the role has been "the honor of a lifetime." She has faced allegations she asked a political donor for $100,000 to pay her personal American Express bill.
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Oct 13, 2026
With Republicans all but writing off their chances of winning Senate races in states such as North Carolina and Georgia, Alaska has become a crucial battleground this fall.
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Oct 13, 2026
The weekly podcast, "High Stakes," will aim to dissect the election and its aftermath, Vox Media said.
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Oct 13, 2026
Guilfoyle, the ambassador to Greece, has faced allegations she asked a political donor for $100,000 to pay her personal American Express bill.
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Oct 13, 2026
Across the country, candidates are trying to burnish their bipartisan bona fides.
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Oct 13, 2026
Kelly Johnson's faith-based counseling services are the centerpiece of an organization that does not disclose its donors.
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Oct 13, 2026
Kelly Johnson's counseling services are the centerpiece of an organization that does not disclose its donors.
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Oct 13, 2026
Kelly Johnson's counseling services are the centerpiece of an organization that does not disclose its donors.
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Oct 13, 2026
The Texas attorney general and GOP Senate nominee received contributions from parties in cases he was involved in, some predating his current competitive race.
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Oct 13, 2026
Kelly Johnson's counseling services are the centerpiece of an organization that does not disclose its donors.
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Oct 13, 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed unveiled a proposal to freeze development of advanced AI models and data centers,
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Oct 12, 2026
Shannon O'Brien is the latest state Democrat to endorse independent candidate Seth Bodnar over embattled party nominee Alani Bankhead for Montana's open Senate seat.
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Oct 12, 2026
Ambassador Guilfoyle is accused of asking a donor to pay her personal American Express bill. "We're not happy," the president told reporters.
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Oct 12, 2026
"We've got to think through the policy implications," the House speaker told CBS News, commenting on plans to live-stream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
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Oct 12, 2026
The socialist candidate says the effort is "deceiving" voters.
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Oct 12, 2026
The ad buyer admitted the mistake and refunded the money to the political group that ordered it.
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Oct 12, 2026
Will Democrats' blue wave materialize? Watch these races.
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Oct 12, 2026
A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads "propaganda." The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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Oct 12, 2026
High costs opened a divide between Trump and some who voted for him. His support for data centers has widened that gap.
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Oct 12, 2026
He said he intends to remain the House Republican leader even if his party loses the chamber.
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Oct 12, 2026
Katie Zacharia is scheduled to hold her first briefing Tuesday.
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Oct 12, 2026
A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads "propaganda." The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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Oct 12, 2026
The Roberts court has redefined the separation of church and state. This term may show how far it will go.
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Oct 12, 2026
Trump has largely dismissed the focus on higher gas prices, but this deal with Russia suggests the president knows what's at stake.
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Oct 12, 2026
Republicans need the president to mobilize voters, but his low approval ratings limit where he can help.
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Oct 11, 2026
Sen. Darline Graham (R-South Carolina) clashed with Democrat Annie Andrews in their only scheduled debate of a Senate race that has become unexpectedly competitive.
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Oct 11, 2026
Republicans predict that Democrats will not confirm Supreme Court and Cabinet nominees if they retake the Senate in the midterm elections.
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Oct 11, 2026
The Michigan Democratic Senate nominee wrote an op-ed in 2012 expressing dismay at what he said were "failures' by Obama. In an NBC interview, El-Sayed blamed the comments on his youth.
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Oct 11, 2026
They lack a specific plan for governing, beyond turning back Trump and holding him accountable.
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Oct 11, 2026
Alexander Kolodin made his political career by championing challenges to the 2020 results. Now he's running to lead his state's elections.
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Oct 11, 2026
Move aside, "soccer moms." Take our quiz to see which types of Americans will determine control of Congress in November.
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Oct 11, 2026
Hill's testimony was a watershed in the conversation about workplace sexual harassment. The Almanac uses photo archives to understand where we are by examining where we've been.
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Oct 10, 2026
The antitrust probe of the outlets — Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC — marks a sharp escalation in the Trump administration's use of its powers against perceived enemies in the press.
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Oct 10, 2026
The president also floated the idea of naming an ocean after himself.
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Oct 10, 2026
Ukraine's Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world," Trump said Saturday, a day after praising Russia's Putin.
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Oct 10, 2026
The Pentagon has said a firing squad for the Fort Hood shooter is scheduled for Dec. 3. "By showing it, maybe other people won't be doing what he did," the president said.
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Oct 10, 2026
Pike, who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee, has been moved to a rehabilitation center, according to her attorneys and the Tennessee Department of Correction.
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Oct 10, 2026
The president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as "disgraceful and embarrassing" and said he would "not forget."
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Oct 10, 2026
Polling shows a Montana independent candidate backed by much of the Democratic Party would win the Senate race — if only the official Democratic candidate, Alani Bankhead, would drop out. If neither does, the seat will likely go to their Republican opponent.
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Oct 10, 2026
The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must "stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves."
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Oct 10, 2026
The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must "stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves."
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Oct 10, 2026
A bipartisan effort is underway in Congress to avert a constitutional crisis, where Republicans don't seat Democrats, if they win the chamber.
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Oct 10, 2026
Adam Hamilton, the Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas, is running as a centrist rather than a hyper-partisan and needs Republican votes to win the race.
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Oct 09, 2026
Trump is betting that his presence can turn out conservative Republicans in the gubernatorial race. But even some in the MAGA base aren't confident about his odds.
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Oct 09, 2026
The Democrat's campaign said he was recovering from the flu, while Republicans tried to make his absence seem suspicious.
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Oct 09, 2026
The Democrat's campaign said he was recovering from the flu, while Republicans tried to make his absence seem suspicious.
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Oct 09, 2026
Voting rights groups had challenged the effort, noting federal data includes errors that have led to citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.
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Oct 09, 2026
The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine's efforts to bomb Russian refineries.
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Oct 09, 2026
Katie Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who departed the White House in August after giving birth to her second child.
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Oct 09, 2026
The matchup will test the strength of the Democratic Party's progressive wing — and the congresswoman's potential 2028 chances — in a battleground state.
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Oct 09, 2026
The lawmakers said the case "raised questions about the Title IX process and discipline imposed by Cornell University."
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Oct 09, 2026
Polling and the work of prognosticators like the Cook Political Report suggest Democrats are likely to take back the House in November.
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Oct 09, 2026
What happened under the Trump administration this week that you may have missed.
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Oct 09, 2026
A commission that will report to the president will assess the mortgage fraud allegations against her and consider evidence from a hearing next month.
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Oct 09, 2026
A GOP ad used a photo of Republican Myron Lizer instead of Democrat Jonathan Nez. Nez is challenging Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona).
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Oct 09, 2026
Polls show Trump losing support among his base and voters focused on Senate control and issues.
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Oct 09, 2026
Samuel A. Alito Jr., who has often been in the shadow of other conservative justices, has taken on new prominence as a champion for the president's policies.
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Oct 09, 2026
Samuel A. Alito Jr., who has often been in the shadow of other conservative justices, has taken on new prominence as a champion for the president's policies.
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Oct 09, 2026
Amid concerns that political insiders might use privileged knowledge to make money, there's a new wave of efforts to regulate the platforms.
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Oct 09, 2026
The Texas Democrat's campaign at first declined to confirm he will support the Equality Act. After publication, they said he will.
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Oct 09, 2026
The Texas Democrat pledged during the primary to sponsor the Equality Act. As he moderates in the general election, his campaign won't say if he still intends to.
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Oct 09, 2026
Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins's ability to steer federal dollars to the state.
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Oct 09, 2026
Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins's ability to steer federal dollars to the state.
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Oct 09, 2026
The administration hopes to reap what it sees as the economic opportunities of AI while easing fears that the technology could wage cyberattacks, ax jobs and raise energy prices.
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Oct 08, 2026
Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat.
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Oct 08, 2026
The Democratic senator hit GOP Rep. Collins over accusations of ties to white nationalists. "You've hired half the Third Reich," Ossoff said.
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Oct 08, 2026
Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Oct 08, 2026
The U.S. population is about 20 percent Hispanic and Latino.
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Oct 08, 2026
The U.S. population is about 20 percent Hispanic and Latino.
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Oct 08, 2026
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration's actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Oct 08, 2026
Hutchinson was a key witness before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Oct 08, 2026
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Oct 08, 2026
The remarks prompted speculation the Republican leader might retire from politics if Democrats retake the chamber.
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Oct 08, 2026
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Oct 08, 2026
Victor Marx, the GOP candidate for Colorado governor, said he was trying to teach his wife the importance of continuing self-defense training.
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Oct 08, 2026
The data presents a disconnect with how many Americans are feeling about the economy less than a month from the midterms.
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Oct 08, 2026
"There are states right now in play that I would not have imagined being in play," the former president said.
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Oct 08, 2026
The administration wants to shift science money from universities to private firms. Lawmakers and others have pushed back.
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Oct 08, 2026
Iowa Republicans have consistently won in the Trump era. That record is at risk now.
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Oct 08, 2026
Bernadette Greene-Placentia was fixing campaign signs in Sun City, Arizona, in August when two men attacked her from behind, she said.
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Oct 08, 2026
The unusual move, which comes weeks before the midterm elections, has been derided by Democrats and advocates as a stunt.
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Oct 08, 2026
The president has acknowledged sometimes using public statements about negotiations and military planning to keep adversaries off guard.
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Oct 08, 2026
The Justice Department filed a new indictment against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who have been in federal prison since January.
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Oct 08, 2026
Senate candidate Annie Andrews, a Senate candidate in South Carolina, released a transgender issues ad days after the president called her an anti-transgender slur.
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Oct 08, 2026
Senate candidate Annie Andrews, a Senate candidate in South Carolina, released a transgender issues ad days after the president called her an anti-transgender slur.
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Oct 08, 2026
Trump seldom talks about the Nobel Peace Prize these days, but in Norway, some fear that any award could provoke him.
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Oct 08, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has repeatedly rebuffed calls to debate his Democratic opponent James Talarico, who has not been seen on the trail for days after becoming sick.
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Oct 08, 2026
Are Democrats overconfident? Republicans too anxious? The Post's pollster answers questions about polling bias and how to read the midterm surveys.
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Oct 08, 2026
At a rally Wednesday, the president repeated remarks about Iran attacking the cities but added that "we're not going to let that happen."
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Oct 08, 2026
The former president told voters he is "proud to be on board" the Democrats' campaign to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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Oct 08, 2026
The idea of one news story remaking an entire election in the final weeks of the campaign might be from a bygone era.
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Oct 08, 2026
A statue of the explorer installed at the White House has a long back story, and the president is banking on it resonating with Italian American voters.
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Oct 08, 2026
The administration wants to shift science money from universities to private firms. Lawmakers and others have pushed back.
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Oct 08, 2026
Everyone's talking about the economy, but Republicans and Democrats can't agree on what other issues will mobilize midterm voters.
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