President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents
April 17, 2026
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April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday tightening rules on mail‑in voting nationwide, including directing his administration to
April 01, 2026
Republican leaders in the U.S.
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in a prime-time address on
April 02, 2026
‘Everything will fall apart’: Republicans confront how to shift midterm strategy amid Iran war
April 16, 2026
Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and play down the resulting tensions between Washington and the Vatican
April 15, 2026
Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
April 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party
April 10, 2026
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
April 02, 2026
Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
April 01, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
April 01, 2026
Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump
March 11, 2026
How the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing the power of Trump’s endorsement
March 10, 2026
California congressman is leaving the Republican Party to become an independent amid tough reelection race
March 10, 2026
Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language
March 07, 2026
After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive
March 06, 2026
Takeaways from the Texas and North Carolina primaries
March 04, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll soon endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections
March 05, 2026
Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count
March 05, 2026
James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett to win Democratic primary in Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
A rule change for primary voting in two Texas counties led to mass voter confusion that eventually led to a state supreme court ruling, threats of more legal action and the potential that an untold number of voters could find themselves disenfranchised
March 04, 2026
Late staffer’s husband calls Rep. Tony Gonzales a ‘predator’ amid affair allegations
February 26, 2026
Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell
February 25, 2026
Mayra Flores is fighting for a political comeback in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate
February 23, 2026
‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: How child care costs could swing a key US House district
February 21, 2026
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert
February 20, 2026
Trump wants to focus on health care in the midterms, creating headaches for the GOP
February 19, 2026
Democrats are playing catch-up in having online influencers and content creators promote their candidates and priorities
February 19, 2026
States ready to seize Supreme Court redistricting decision amid countdown to midterm elections
February 14, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party
February 13, 2026
Special election results have anticipated recent midterm outcomes. With Democrats now overperforming, that could spell trouble for the GOP in 2026.
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president to roll back climate regulations
February 12, 2026
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
February 12, 2026
Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections
February 10, 2026
President Donald Trump is facing rare criticism from his Republican Party over a racist video
February 07, 2026
Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies
February 06, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s feud with Donald Trump is shaping the race to replace her
February 06, 2026
On a podcast epidsode with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI, President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting.”
February 03, 2026
Trump wants Republicans to ‘nationalize’ US elections. The Constitution might get in the way
February 04, 2026
Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarici differed more on style than substance in their first debate for U.S. Senate in heavily Republican Texas
January 24, 2026
President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office
January 21, 2026
Johnson seeks Trump agenda 2.0 as GOP anxiety grows over midterms
January 19, 2026
Virginia Democrats set up a referendum to try to flip as many as 4 GOP-held US House seats
January 16, 2026
Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to flip majority control of the Legislature and retain the governor's seat this year
January 15, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end
January 15, 2026
Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting
Tesla's China-made EV sales rise 36% in April, year-on-year
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Russia says 32 drones targeting Moscow shot down ahead of Victory Day
Emirates airline posts record net profit despite war impact
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Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship