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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
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 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
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
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Mar 17, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Illinois primary elections.
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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
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
An open Senate seat and several crowded House races could measure the power of the grass roots to take on the deep pockets of super PACs.
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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
How to fix the Democratic Party's toxic brand.
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Mar 14, 2026
An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh's path.
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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
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 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 11, 2026
A majority of Senate Democrats called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to carry out a "swift investigation" into the deadly attack on the first day of the war.
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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
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
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
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Mississippi primary elections.
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Mar 10, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Mississippi primary elections.
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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
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
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Mississippi primary elections.
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Mar 10, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Mississippi primary election.
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Mar 09, 2026
Track the latest polls in the Montana U.S. Senate election.
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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 08, 2026
The Democratic senate candidate in Texas is teaching us about what faith really means.
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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 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 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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Mar 05, 2026
The Oklahoma senator has been a staunch defender of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.
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Mar 05, 2026
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers from both parties questioned Kristi Noem about an ad campaign that featured her, for which the government paid $220 million. President Trump fired Ms. Noem on Thursday.
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Mar 05, 2026
Well, that was a week.
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Mar 05, 2026
Casi todos los republicanos votaron para bloquear una medida que exigiría que el presidente Trump obtuviera la autorización del Congreso de EE. UU. para continuar la ofensiva en Medio Oriente.
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Mar 05, 2026
Mission? Hostilities? Don't call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.
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Mar 05, 2026
Senate Republicans voted against a Democratic bill that would have required President Trump to obtain congressional authorization to continue waging war against Iran.
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Mar 04, 2026
After clinching the Democratic Senate primary, he told supporters in Austin that the country's real divide is between "top versus bottom," not the left versus right.
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Mar 04, 2026
After clinching the Democratic Senate primary, he told supporters in Austin that the country's real divide is between "top versus bottom," not the left versus right.
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Mar 04, 2026
The surprise announcement by Senator Steve Daines could give Democrats a slim opening in the Republican-leaning state in their uphill fight to take the Senate majority.
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Mar 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pushed back against her department's inspector general, who told Congress in a letter that she had "systematically obstructed" his office's work.
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Mar 04, 2026
The biggest immediate one: What will Trump do?
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Mar 04, 2026
A Texas writer assesses the Senate race.
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Mar 04, 2026
Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher describes how James Talarico won the Democratic nomination for Senate in Texas. The Republican incumbent, Senator John Cornyn, was forced into a runoff with the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton.
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Mar 04, 2026
James Talarico ganó las primarias demócratas del estado para el Senado, mientras que el senador John Cornyn se enfrenta a una segunda vuelta contra Ken Paxton, su contrincante de derecha.
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Mar 04, 2026
Nearly every Republican voted to block a measure that would require that President Trump win authorization from Congress to continue the offensive in the Middle East.
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Mar 04, 2026
After the state representative won the Senate primary, he joined a list of other promising progressives who have captured the left's fancy.
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Mar 04, 2026
Talarico's victory got a lot of attention, but Cornyn's showing may be the most consequential result.
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Mar 04, 2026
State Representative James Talarico will face the winner of a Republican runoff between the incumbent, John Cornyn, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Mar 04, 2026
The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.
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Mar 04, 2026
At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
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Mar 04, 2026
State Representative James Talarico will face the winner of a Republican runoff between the incumbent, John Cornyn, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Mar 04, 2026
James Talarico won the state's Democratic primary for Senate, while Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton, his right-wing challenger.
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Mar 04, 2026
The state needs intelligent and responsible political leadership, but will it get it?
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Mar 04, 2026
State Representative James Talarico won the Democratic nomination for the closely-watched Senate race in Texas, beating Representative Jasmine Crockett. Two Republicans will head to a run-off in May.
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Mar 04, 2026
James Talarico won the state's Democratic primary for Senate, while Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton, his right-wing challenger.
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Mar 04, 2026
Neither Senator John Cornyn nor Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a majority on Tuesday, setting up a May runoff after a bitter and costly Republican primary.
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Mar 03, 2026
Neither Senator John Cornyn nor Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a majority on Tuesday, setting up a May runoff after a bitter and costly Republican primary.
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Mar 03, 2026
The administration's shifting justifications for the military operation alarmed Democrats, who said no clear rationale had been given. Republicans struggled to echo the evolving explanations.
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Mar 03, 2026
President Trump has endorsed hundreds of Republicans ahead of the midterm primary elections. See who is winning and losing.
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Mar 03, 2026
North Carolina has broken national Democrats' hearts for nearly two decades, but this time they hope that Roy Cooper, the former governor, can once again find a path to victory.
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Mar 03, 2026
Voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas kicked off the midterm contests on Tuesday.
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Mar 03, 2026
The congresswoman, who has established herself as a firebrand among fellow Democratic leaders, is looking to get on the ballot for Senate in November.
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Mar 03, 2026
A Presbyterian seminarian, the Democrat has put his faith at the forefront of his political pitch.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Texas primary elections.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Arkansas primary elections.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 North Carolina primary elections.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 North Carolina primary election.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Texas primary election.
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Mar 03, 2026
The Texas attorney general rode into office on a Tea Party wave and has faced several high-profile scandals during his tenure.
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Mar 03, 2026
A longtime fixture of Republican politics in Texas, he has occasionally criticized President Trump.
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Mar 03, 2026
He entered the Republican Senate primary late and has been an underdog in the contest.
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Mar 03, 2026
The president told lawmakers that the objective of the assault was to "neutralize Iran's malign activities," but did not present evidence of immediate plans by Tehran to attack the United States.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Arkansas primary election.
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Mar 03, 2026
Texas voters are deciding high-stakes Republican primaries for attorney general, comptroller and other statewide offices, testing MAGA influence and Gov. Greg Abbott's endorsement power.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Texas primary elections.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Arkansas primary elections.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 North Carolina primary elections.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Texas primary election.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 North Carolina primary election.
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Mar 03, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Arkansas primary election.
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Mar 03, 2026
James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, is embracing a compassionate campaign approach in a bare-knuckled political environment.
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Mar 03, 2026
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, told senators that she based her comments on information from agents on the ground.
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Mar 03, 2026
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, is also likely to face questions about how her department's shutdown is affecting counterterrorism work after the U.S. assault on Iran.
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Mar 03, 2026
The heavy favorites in the Senate primary are former Gov. Roy Cooper, a moderate Democrat, and Michael Whatley, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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