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Mar 18, 2026
Democratic voters put Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on a path to the Senate, while the pro-Israel lobby notched its first major victories of the year but also faced a tough defeat.
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Mar 17, 2026
Mr. Ford, who received Mr. Davis's endorsement, emerged from a wide field of candidates seeking to represent a district that includes the West Side of Chicago.
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Mar 17, 2026
Mr. Biss emerged after being an early front-runner in the turbulent, crowded contest to replace a longtime incumbent in Illinois's Ninth District.
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Mar 17, 2026
Ms. Stratton, the state's lieutenant governor, prevailed with millions of dollars of help from Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire. She will be heavily favored in the general election.
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Mar 17, 2026
Voters kicked off the state's midterm contests for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and other offices on Tuesday.
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Mar 17, 2026
President Trump's decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.
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Mar 17, 2026
The congressman, an Ivy League-educated lawyer known for his fund-raising prowess, is aiming to become the second Indian American elected to the Senate.
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Mar 17, 2026
In a rare open race for one of the state's Senate seats, surveys suggest a wide range of potential outcomes.
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Mar 17, 2026
Administration officials have put forth several proposals to answer Democratic demands for major changes in President Trump's crackdown in exchange for reopening the Department of Homeland Security.
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Mar 17, 2026
The bill, sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats in the House, seeks to alleviate shortages of doctors and nurses in the U.S.
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Mar 17, 2026
Crowded Democratic fields will determine the power of pro-Israel lobbying dollars and how eager voters are for a new crop of leaders.
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
The legislation would require voters to prove their citizenship in person upon registration, ban IDs without a photo at polling places and criminalize failures to enforce such requirements.
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Mar 17, 2026
Days after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said the late civil rights leader had supported her campaign, one of his sons said the elder Mr. Jackson had not made a final choice.
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Mar 17, 2026
Facing a tough nomination fight in a major Senate race, Ms. Mills, the state's governor, is attacking her Democratic rival over his old Reddit posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi imagery.
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Mar 17, 2026
Democrats can't just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.
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Mar 17, 2026
The Republican leader said he couldn't overcome a filibuster but, under relentless pressure from the president and the far right, would put Democrats on the record against the restrictive voter I.D. bill.
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Mar 17, 2026
Democrats can't just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.
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Mar 16, 2026
The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump's desk.
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Mar 16, 2026
We talked to our Peoria-born reporter about Primary Day in what he claims is America's best state.
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Mar 16, 2026
President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.
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Mar 16, 2026
The president leaned on House Speaker Mike Johnson to name a Florida Republican whose grave prognosis was imperiling the party's already slim voting margin. Both said his prospects had improved.
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Mar 16, 2026
The president leaned on House Speaker Mike Johnson to name a Florida Republican whose grave prognosis was imperiling the party's already slim voting margin. Both said his prospects had improved.
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Mar 16, 2026
How to fix the Democratic Party's toxic brand.
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Mar 16, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while charming in public, has thrown sharp elbows in private as he pushes his political brand and agenda among fellow Democrats.
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Mar 15, 2026
In a Democratic primary, accusations are flying that allies of a hard-line pro-Israel group are trying to divide progressives, exploiting a broader rift in the party.
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Mar 15, 2026
Brandon Herrera, a Republican candidate for Congress, built a large online fan base as a "guntuber."
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Mar 14, 2026
The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump's falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
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Mar 14, 2026
The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump's falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
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Mar 13, 2026
The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.
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Mar 13, 2026
Union officials warned that airport delays could worsen just as spring break season kicks in. Workers are taking on other jobs and canceling child care to make ends meet.
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Mar 13, 2026
The daughter of Iranians who fled the country, Representative Yassamin Ansari of Arizona wants a democratic and secular government for Iran, but is wary of President Trump's war.
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Mar 13, 2026
On the modes of authoritarian crisis, more of the same and constitutional regime change.
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Mar 12, 2026
The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a "great guy" and predicted that he would run for an elected position.
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Mar 12, 2026
Two Black female candidates may split Democratic primary voters, and anger is growing at well-funded efforts to widen the divide.
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Mar 12, 2026
The fight over restrictions on immigration agents has prolonged the funding lapse for T.S.A., Coast Guard and more into a second month, as airports experience screening delays.
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Mar 12, 2026
The billionaire is said to be willing to spend up to $5 million to help Assemblyman Micah Lasher in his bid to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler, bypassing a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg.
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Mar 12, 2026
The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump's disinterest have left its fate uncertain.
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Mar 12, 2026
The Democratic power broker had kept his plans under wraps but signaled he wanted to be around to see the first Black speaker elected, a milestone the party is well positioned to reach next year.
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Mar 11, 2026
Beyond talking about the economy and voters' hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
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Mar 11, 2026
Julie T. Le, a former government lawyer, described in stark terms how overstretched the legal system had become during the administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Now, she said, she hopes to fix the "system's failures" by running for Congress.
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Mar 11, 2026
The state's 2028 primary is likely to be important, and is already on the minds of some Democrats.
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Mar 11, 2026
The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
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Mar 11, 2026
In public comments and private meetings at a House G.O.P. retreat, top officials allowed that President Trump's immigration crackdown had hurt the party and that they needed a course correction on the issue.
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Mar 11, 2026
In public comments and private meetings at a House G.O.P. retreat, top officials allowed that President Trump's immigration crackdown had hurt the party and that they needed a course correction on the issue.
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Mar 11, 2026
The majority leader is getting pounded for not pushing hard enough, but he says the votes just aren't there to circumvent the filibuster.
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Mar 10, 2026
The victory by Mr. Thompson, the state's longest-serving Black Democrat, offers a counterpoint to the broader push nationwide for younger leadership in Congress.
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Mar 10, 2026
Clayton Fuller will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in an April runoff. Mr. Fuller's win over a flashier Republican showed the power of the president's support.
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Mar 10, 2026
Senate Democratic leaders called on President Trump to dispatch the senior cabinet officials to make the case to Congress and the American public for the war in Iran.
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
New guidelines said Senate aides could use A.I. tools for official work, including research, drafting and editing documents, and preparing briefings and talking points for lawmakers.
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Mar 10, 2026
Readers respond to a David French column on James Talarico, a Christian Democrat running for senate in Texas. Also: Good health and common sense; the upside of small talk.
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
The legislation's progress is all the more surprising because it addresses an issue that is shaping up to be the main battleground of the midterm elections: affordability. The effort could still stall.
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
Allison Ziogas, a first-time candidate, hopes to unseat Representative Nicole Malliotakis by appealing to the district's union roots.
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Mar 09, 2026
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Mar 09, 2026
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Mar 09, 2026
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Mar 09, 2026
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Mar 09, 2026
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Mar 09, 2026
As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party's legislative agenda.
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Mar 09, 2026
The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist.
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Mar 09, 2026
The longest-serving Black Democrat in Mississippi, Bennie Thompson is a formidable political force. But he is not immune to a national trend of younger candidates going after older incumbents.
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Mar 08, 2026
The Democratic senate candidate in Texas is teaching us about what faith really means.
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Mar 08, 2026
Representative Thomas Massie's race against a rival backed by President Trump is shaping up as a key midterm testing ground for G.O.P. attitudes on the war.
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Mar 07, 2026
A week into Trump's war in Iran, his strategy is still a mystery.
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Mar 07, 2026
A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics.
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Mar 07, 2026
Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump's foray against Iran without congressional approval.
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Mar 07, 2026
All across America, congressional candidates are finding creative — and critics say craven — ways to signal support for two deep-pocketed industries, A.I. and crypto.
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Mar 06, 2026
Mr. Issa faced a challenging fight for another term in the House under a newly drawn congressional map.
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Mar 06, 2026
What had been a safe G.O.P. seat was looking more attainable for Democrats after Representative Tony Gonzales bowed out in favor of a hard-right candidate.
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Mar 06, 2026
For some Democrats, generational change comes with a cringey social media past.
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Mar 06, 2026
He hosted a home improvement radio show, fought in cage matches and inherited a plumbing business before becoming a "MAGA warrior" in Congress.
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Mar 06, 2026
The president has said he plans to shut down the center for two years starting this summer for a "complete rebuilding."
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Mar 05, 2026
Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.
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Mar 05, 2026
Minutes before the Senate filing deadline, Senator Steve Daines withdrew his re-election bid and an ally jumped in. Even some fellow Republicans criticized the 11th-hour switch.
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Mar 05, 2026
The president's choice of Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her at the Department of Homeland Security could trigger a cascade of aspirants for his seat.
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Mar 05, 2026
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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