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Carlos Barria / Reuters House Democrats Don't Know What to Make of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Staffers and aides to party leadership say they love her enthusiasm. But they’re worried her approach will threaten caucus unity.
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Jewel Samad / AP There’s a Better Way to Elect House Members
Representative Don Beyer of Virginia has proposed a plan for ranked-choice voting that would make the U.S. House less partisan and more representative for all.
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Ross D. Franklin / AP The Resistance Won't Win Back Arizona's Senate Seat
Centrist candidate Kyrsten Sinema could be close to becoming the state’s first Democratic senator in 20 years.
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Laura Buckman Progressives Rooting for a Latino Surge Might Be Disappointed
Organizers are working overtime to mobilize these voters in Texas, but experts say not to expect a huge turnout in November.
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Reuters The Kavanaugh Prosecutor Is Asking a Baffling Line of Questions
Rachel Mitchell may be laying the groundwork for future investigations with her interrogation of Christine Blasey Ford.
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Alex Wroblewski / Reuters Conservative Women Are Leading the Defense of Kavanaugh
Anti-abortion legal advocates in Washington, D.C., are sticking with him, but outside of the Beltway, women’s views are more ambiguous.
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Chris Wattie / Reuters Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearing Didn’t Change Anything
After a week of political theater in the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Trump’s nominee is back where he started: on his way to the Supreme Court.
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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.
