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May 16, 2026
Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month.
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May 16, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Louisiana primary elections.
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May 16, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Louisiana primary election.
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May 16, 2026
Votes cast for the House candidates on Saturday's primary ballot won't count after state officials moved the election to November to provide time to redraw congressional maps.
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May 16, 2026
The Democratic fund-raising group, which backs candidates up and down the ballot, has been the subject of scrutiny by Republicans.
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May 16, 2026
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.
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May 16, 2026
The country seems to be tiring of the Trump era. Now what?
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May 16, 2026
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.
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May 16, 2026
Nearly 10 years after Congress instituted measures to make it easier for women to lodge harassment complaints, lawmakers and aides say the behavior is still rampant.
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May 16, 2026
Is Graham Platner — the leading Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine — ready for prime time? Lulu Garcia-Navarro sat down with him to find out.
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May 15, 2026
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
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May 15, 2026
A view from Thomas Massie's district in Kentucky.
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May 15, 2026
Two powerful forces in politics clash.
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May 15, 2026
Representative Steve Cohen has represented Memphis since 2007. After Republicans redistricted his seat, he is leaving the field, possibly to his young rival, Justin J. Pearson.
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May 15, 2026
Representative Steve Cohen, a Democrat who has represented Memphis since 2007, leaving the field possibly to his young rival, Justin J. Pearson, after Republicans redistrict his seat.
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May 15, 2026
Having deferred to the president for months, G.O.P. lawmakers missed crucial milestones to try to limit his war powers. That has tied their hands in seeking parameters and exit criteria.
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May 15, 2026
Nancy Pelosi and Jerrold Nadler are retiring, sparking fierce fights in San Francisco and Manhattan to succeed them. Whoever wins their seats could tap big donors and shape the Democratic Party.
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May 15, 2026
The engagement between the president and the Chinese leader may have tested a decades-old U.S. assurance to Taiwan not to consult Beijing on the topic.
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May 15, 2026
Presidents are expected to tell the public basic health information, but members of the House and Senate often stay silent about medical conditions, even those that affect their ability to do their jobs.
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May 15, 2026
Two powerful forces in politics clash.
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May 14, 2026
But he stopped short of ordering lawmakers to redo the map so that Republicans could sweep the state's congressional delegation, which President Trump has pressured them to do.
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May 14, 2026
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits.
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May 14, 2026
But two vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to force President Trump to win authorization from Congress, in the latest sign of G.O.P. jitters over the war.
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May 14, 2026
Representative Thomas Kean Jr. last voted in Washington on March 5, citing a medical issue. An appearance planned for late May has been canceled.
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May 14, 2026
Representative Thomas Kean Jr. last voted in Washington on March 5, citing a medical issue. An appearance planned for late May has been canceled.
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May 14, 2026
An individual with principles and quirks, and against being told what to do.
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May 14, 2026
Erratic behavior and staff turnover have colored Mr. Schlossberg's bid for a House seat in New York, raising questions about his readiness for office.
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May 13, 2026
Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, appears prepared to thrust the state into the nation's redistricting wars.
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May 13, 2026
Denise Powell prevailed in a close primary race for an Omaha-based seat, currently held by a retiring Republican, that could help determine control of the House.
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May 13, 2026
In a rare bipartisan vote, the House passed a bill allowing for the sale of an ethanol blend known as E15, over the objections of Republican hard-liners and some oil refiners.
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May 13, 2026
Chaos erupted inside the Philippine Senate building on Wednesday after the sound of gunshots were heard. The scene unfolded after Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a top ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte, said the police were coming to arrest him.
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May 13, 2026
Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, also asked lawmakers to delay changes to the state's election system that could cause disarray in the midterms.
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May 13, 2026
President Trump's pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal Reserve's ability to operate independently.
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May 13, 2026
The president's top military adviser is walking a tightrope as he leads the military through a divisive and unpopular war.
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May 13, 2026
Readers say David French's critique of the likely Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine was too harsh.
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May 13, 2026
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it.
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May 13, 2026
Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. The vote could come as soon as the end of May.
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May 13, 2026
The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais might drive America's politics to an even more precarious place of partisan tension and ideological Balkanization.
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May 13, 2026
Measuring America's democratic erosion.
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May 12, 2026
Cindy Burbank has said she intends to exit the general-election race, clearing the field for Dan Osborn, an independent candidate, to face Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican.
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May 12, 2026
The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Nebraska primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Nebraska primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Nebraska primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, questioned the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel, about reports of excessive drinking and ordering polygraph tests for members of his team in a search for sources of leaks about him.
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May 12, 2026
The presidential protection agency detailed how it would use a proposed $1 billion as Republicans asked for more detail and Democrats went on the attack.
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May 12, 2026
The former president, who has looked to elevate a new generation of Democrats, met with James Talarico and a candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, who are trying to flip Texas.
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May 12, 2026
Track the latest polls in Michigan's 10th Congressional District.
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May 12, 2026
Track the latest polls in Michigan's 4th Congressional District.
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May 12, 2026
Track the latest polls in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Nebraska primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Nebraska primary elections.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 West Virginia primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 West Virginia primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 West Virginia primary election.
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May 12, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 West Virginia primary elections.
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May 12, 2026
A new super PAC with ties to Republicans is intervening in Democratic primaries, in one instance helping a sex therapist in Texas accused of antisemitism.
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May 12, 2026
The estimate from the Defense Department's top budget official was $4 billion higher than two weeks ago. Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say when the administration would request extra money for the Iran conflict.
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May 12, 2026
Track the latest polls in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.
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May 12, 2026
CCTV footage captured federal agents chasing Sen. Ronald ‘Bato' dela Rosa of the Philippines, who enforced a war on drugs that killed thousands, throughout the nation's parliament on Monday. He is under the Senate's protection while facing an I.C.C. arrest warrant.
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May 12, 2026
The city expects 45 tall ships from 20 nations for the 250th anniversary celebration. Where will they dock?
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May 12, 2026
Democrats will choose a candidate in a House battleground in Nebraska, and an unusual Senate primary could decide the fate of Omaha's "blue dot" vote.
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May 11, 2026
Maureen Galindo's rise demonstrates how even justified rage and despair can curdle into hateful paranoia.
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May 11, 2026
A majority of the justices sided with Alabama in a move that could speed up efforts to put in place a congressional district map that would eliminate a majority-Black district.
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May 11, 2026
Democrats are trying to stoke public opposition to the project as they take aim at legislation to provide nearly $72 billion for the administration's immigration crackdown.
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May 11, 2026
Establishment and left-wing leaders are clashing over House seats scattered across the city.
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May 11, 2026
The G.O.P. has seized an edge on redistricting thanks to two court rulings, and it has more room to maneuver for extra seats before the midterms.
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May 11, 2026
Democratic leaders in Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to use a congressional map drawn by Democrats and approved by voters that the state Supreme Court had struck down.
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May 11, 2026
State officials asked the justices to overturn a Virginia Supreme Court decision that struck down a congressional map, a major defeat for Democrats.
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May 11, 2026
Track the latest polls in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.
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May 11, 2026
Track the latest polls in Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
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May 11, 2026
Track the latest polls in Arizona's 6th Congressional District.
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May 11, 2026
Several entities tied to Representative Mike Lawler, New York's most endangered House Republican, paid a political consulting firm he once owned, raising ethics concerns.
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May 11, 2026
One Democrat is accused of being a Republican in disguise. Another plans to drop out to boost an independent. It's primary eve in one of the country's most unusual midterm contests.
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May 10, 2026
A speck of blue on an otherwise red area in some presidential elections, the dot is now dividing candidates in a key midterm contest.
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May 10, 2026
Climate change is mainly a priority for voters already firmly in Democrats' camp.
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May 10, 2026
Virginians must fight back against its Supreme Court in the name of popular sovereignty.
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May 10, 2026
The exact wrong answer to a Republican Party that's flirting with fascism is a man who chose to put vile Nazi imagery on his own body.
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May 09, 2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger had initially been skeptical of the push for new maps, but as the state's leading Democrat she had a political stake in its fate.
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May 09, 2026
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
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May 09, 2026
Republicans are charging ahead in the nation's redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.
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May 09, 2026
The "majority-minority" House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.
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May 09, 2026
Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.
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May 09, 2026
A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.
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May 08, 2026
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
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May 08, 2026
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama's congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court's recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
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May 08, 2026
A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress.
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May 08, 2026
The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.
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May 08, 2026
A lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that the new map is unconstitutional because it was approved too close to the August primaries.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in the Rhode Island U.S. Senate election.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in Colorado's 5th Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in Colorado's 8th Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in Utah's 2nd Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Track the latest polls in Utah's 1st Congressional District.
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May 08, 2026
Forced to fight for political survival because of redistricting, Ken Calvert and Young Kim, both Republicans, are accusing each other of being insufficiently MAGA.
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May 08, 2026
Conservative attacks are premised on a deliberate misreading of both the candidate and his progressive fans.
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May 08, 2026
A recent Supreme Court ruling makes it much harder to argue that a map illegally dilutes Black voting power. Tennessee has since broken up a predominantly Black district.
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