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Alex Wroblewski / Reuters Kavanaugh Has a Strong Chance of Confirmation—and of Becoming an Election Rallying Cry
The Supreme Court nominee has become a symbol of the president’s quiet judicial legacy and the anti-Trump resistance.
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Charles Krupa / AP When Having a Progressive Record Isn’t Enough
Ayanna Pressley’s challenge to the Democrat Mike Capuano in Massachusetts shows how the left is looking for candidates with “lived experience.”
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP What John McCain’s Death Means for Republican Control of the Senate
After the late Arizonan’s prolonged absence, the appointment of a replacement by Governor Doug Ducey will temporarily bolster the GOP’s advantage.
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Spencer Platt / Getty Why So Many Democratic Candidates Are Dissing Corporate PACs
Their pledge not to accept money from business entities is mostly symbolic. But voters can expect to hear it a lot more often in elections to come.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Images Duncan Hunter's Indictment Is a Threat to the Republican House Majority
The California lawmaker and early Trump supporter was headed to victory in November. But the new federal charges against him could invigorate Democrats.
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John Minchillo / AP Ohio's Special Election Is a Blue-Wave Red Alert
An impossibly close race in a district that Trump won is the cleanest test yet of whether Democrats can reclaim the House majority this fall.
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Kristen Norman The Fight for Iowa’s White Working-Class Soul
The progressive Millennial Abby Finkenauer wants to make the first district blue again.
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Rainmaker Photo / MediaPunch / Andrew Harnik / ... The 25 Candidates for 2018 Sunk by #MeToo Allegations
This election cycle, claims of sexual harassment or misconduct have ended the bids of 12 Republicans and 13 Democrats. But many others facing accusations remain in office.
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Alex Brandon / AP Jeff Flake Hints at the T-Word
The retiring Arizona senator criticizes President Trump like no other Republican. On Thursday, he accused the commander in chief of “giving aid and comfort to an enemy of democracy.”
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Only Republican Opposing Brett Kavanaugh
Representative Justin Amash is the sole member of Congress who's come out against the Supreme Court nominee, citing his record on privacy. Can he get Senator Rand Paul to join him?
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Alex Brandon / AP The Precedent That Democrats Want Brett Kavanaugh to Break
Modern Supreme Court nominees never discuss how they feel about specific cases. Chuck Schumer believes that should change when President Trump’s pick faces the Senate.
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Scott Heins / Getty A Shocking Insurgent Victory in New York
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old democratic socialist, unseated a potential speaker of the House, Joe Crowley, in New York's primary on Tuesday.
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Gregory Bull / AP Recording: Hear the Voices of Children Detained at the Border
They scream “Mami” and “Papá” over and over again, as if those are the only words they know.
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Daniel Acker / Bloomberg via Getty Why Aren’t Top Democrats Acknowledging the Black Women Running for Office?
Some candidates winning their primaries are frustrated that they still haven’t heard from party leadership.
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Jeff Chiu / AP The Democrats Barely Pull It Off in California
The party’s fears of being shut out of races that could determine the House majority did not come to pass on Tuesday night.
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Steve Helber / AP / Katie Martin / ... The 2018 Congressional Retirement Tracker
Democratic Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota announced Tuesday he would run for state attorney general rather than reelection to the House. Here's a running list of all the lawmakers calling it quits this year.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Campaign-Finance Reform Can Save the GOP
As the Republican Party tilts toward populism, its donor base is drying up.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The House Is on the Brink of Forcing Votes on Immigration
The bid by a group of GOP moderates to bypass Speaker Paul Ryan on DACA is just five signatures away from success.
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Charles Mostoller / Reuters Women Are the Key to Winning Back the House for Democrats
The party is pinning its hopes of retaking the chamber on Pennsylvania, where seven women won their primaries on Tuesday.
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Darron Cummings / AP An Ominous Night for House Republicans
The GOP's glee over Don Blankenship's defeat in West Virginia obscures warning signs for House incumbents, who lost three out of four races for Senate and a reelection primary on Tuesday.
