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Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary
8 August 2026, 2:30 pm
Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is running in a crowded Republican Senate primary on Tuesday |
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How Troy Jackson went from Maine logger to the Democratic nominee for Senate against Susan Collins
8 August 2026, 8:06 am
Troy Jackson's path to politics started during his time as a logger in Maine's north woods |
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Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill
8 August 2026, 2:49 am
Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill |
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Justice Samuel Alito confirms he's staying on the Supreme Court for another term
7 August 2026, 2:05 pm
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is confirming that he’s staying on the nation’s highest court for another term |
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Mississippi Senate race highlights shifting map as Democrats and Republicans battle for majority
7 August 2026, 1:16 pm
Mississippi does not top the list of hotly contested U.S. Senate races this fall |
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Fired federal prosecutor sues Justice Department
7 August 2026, 1:00 pm
A federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about President Donald Trump has sued the Justice Department, saying his termination violated his First Amendment rights |
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US Senate adds Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to college football's 1960 national title
7 August 2026, 12:53 pm
A U.S. Senate resolution has added Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to the 1960 national championship in college football |
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Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out
7 August 2026, 7:42 am
Scott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives |
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'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics
7 August 2026, 5:57 am
President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place |
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Mike Croley wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 6th Congressional District
7 August 2026, 1:12 am
Mike Croley wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 6th Congressional District |
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Victoria Broderick wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District
7 August 2026, 1:12 am
Victoria Broderick wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District |
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Chaz Molder wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
7 August 2026, 1:11 am
Chaz Molder wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District |
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Trump celebrates US Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House
6 August 2026, 6:12 pm
President Donald Trump has hosted the U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, honoring their accomplishments in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games |
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New Tennessee congressional map making its debut in the state's primary
5 August 2026, 11:50 pm
A new Tennessee congressional map that carved up a majority Black district in Memphis is making its debut in primary elections Tuesday |
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Democrats' next battleground over the party's future shifts to Wisconsin
5 August 2026, 11:34 pm
Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out |
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Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nomination
5 August 2026, 3:41 am
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan |
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Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: Democrats' division on display in Michigan Senate race
4 August 2026, 11:25 pm
Democrats face a significant challenge in Michigan's Senate primary, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens competing against progressive Abdul El-Sayed |
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Maryland lawmakers ask voters to clear the way for a congressional map designed to boost Democrats
4 August 2026, 10:22 pm
Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts |
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El-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats
3 August 2026, 8:05 pm
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns |
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Maryland lawmakers to consider steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028
3 August 2026, 4:37 pm
Maryland lawmakers have opened a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028 |
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Ethics panel recommends House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct with two aides
3 August 2026, 4:22 pm
The House Ethics Committee has recommended that Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina be censured after finding that he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides |
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States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits
3 August 2026, 2:41 pm
More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families |
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Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid
3 August 2026, 4:37 am
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies |
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Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
2 August 2026, 4:30 pm
Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season |
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Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House
2 August 2026, 3:57 pm
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law, U |