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May 19, 2026
Mr. Brooks will face Representative Ryan Mackenzie, a Republican, in the fall. He earned endorsements from across his party, including Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.
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May 19, 2026
The president wants a loyal Republican Party — even if the country might not.
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May 19, 2026
The president wants a loyal Republican Party — even if the country might not.
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May 19, 2026
Barry Moore has led in numerous polls, but a three-way race is likely to advance to a runoff.
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May 19, 2026
Three leading contenders, including a Trump-backed congressman, are aiming to replace Senator Tommy Tuberville. The winner will be favored in November.
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May 19, 2026
Three candidates are jockeying for position in a race that is likely to result in a runoff.
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May 19, 2026
Mr. Barr, who serves in the House, consolidated support among Republicans in part by securing the endorsement of President Trump.
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May 19, 2026
With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress.
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May 19, 2026
The congressman is a Trump acolyte who has a history of incendiary social media posts.
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May 19, 2026
The acting attorney general told lawmakers the fund would review claims from an array of people, not just Republicans.
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May 19, 2026
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, responded to questioning from Senate lawmakers on a new $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that is meant to compensate people who have been mistreated by the federal government.
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May 19, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated President Trump's endorsement for his campaign against Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate during a rally on Tuesday.
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May 19, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Kentucky primary election.
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
The top Senate Republican cited "blowback" to the idea, while the chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee questioned its legal basis.
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May 19, 2026
In Kentucky, Thomas Massie is fighting off a Trump-backed challenger. Democrats in Pennsylvania have a big decision to make.
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May 19, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Georgia primary elections.
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
The president had long considered backing Senator John Cornyn, but Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, carried the support of the MAGA base.
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May 19, 2026
The Republican primary in Representative Thomas Massie's district has drawn vast spending, but it is just one of several contests on Tuesday that will test the power of big money.
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May 19, 2026
Democrats face an uphill battle to win the Senate. They see in Mary Peltola, the first Native Alaskan elected to Congress, their best chance to unseat Senator Dan Sullivan.
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May 19, 2026
We look at where the parties stand leading up to the midterms.
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May 19, 2026
A House transportation bill introduced this week would require owners of electric cars to pay $130 to cover the cost of road repairs.
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May 18, 2026
The Pennsylvania governor's in-state focus is a contrast with other possible presidential hopefuls.
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May 18, 2026
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, broke her silence on Monday about the race to succeed her and endorsed Connie Chan, a San Francisco official.
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May 18, 2026
Graham Platner is a Democrat in Maine hoping to defeat Susan Collins in the midterms this November. On "The Interview," he talked about why he takes an expansive view of the working class.
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May 18, 2026
Graham Platner, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Susan Collins in Maine's Senate race this fall. On "The Interview," he talks about why the country needs to find a way to rebuild the political system.
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May 18, 2026
Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat running for Susan Collins's Senate seat, talks on "The Interview" about how his military service shaped his life and political views.
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May 18, 2026
First on Democrats' to-do list must be banning gerrymandering, restoring voting rights protections and reforming the Supreme Court.
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May 18, 2026
Under pressure from President Trump, the South Carolina legislature will consider new House districts this week. Some Republicans worry changes could backfire.
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May 18, 2026
Under pressure from President Trump, the legislature will consider new House districts this week. Some in the G.O.P. worry changes would be too costly and could backfire.
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May 18, 2026
Across the states that have had their maps redrawn, partisan gerrymandering is eroding the number of competitive districts where elections are actually won and lost.
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May 18, 2026
Representative Thomas Massie, the Republican who wears his rifts with President Trump as badges of honor, is battling Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein to keep his seat.
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May 18, 2026
These G.O.P. crusaders might be the perfect people to fight sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.
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May 17, 2026
He was defeated in the Republican primary in Louisiana on Saturday. Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming are now in a runoff for the party's nomination.
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May 17, 2026
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary on Saturday after President Trump targeted him for voting to impeach him in 2021. The two-term senator took veiled swipes at the president in his concession speech.
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May 17, 2026
The defeat showed the president's dominance in his party, even as a broader range of views about Mr. Trump could be a major Republican liability in the midterms.
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May 17, 2026
Our simulations show that the act isn't needed for minority representation in the South, if partisan gerrymandering were checked.
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May 17, 2026
In a new memoir, the former senator, governor and cabinet member says President Trump committed an impeachable offense on Jan. 6 and calls on Congress to assert its power.
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May 17, 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
Senator Bill Cassidy's defeat means no more than two of them will be left in Congress next year.
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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
Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate's top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.
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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
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