I spoke to nearly a dozen political professionals about what they really look at to determine who’s winning.

An internet conspiracy theory was killing people even before the president posted about it. I found the man who started it. He’s nothing like you’d expect.

Nobody seems to like data centers but one man.

Democrats for decades have been seeing a “blue Texas” on the horizon. They have paid for it dearly. But they’re trying something new this time.

We've seen this movie before.

New from me: I went to Michigan and followed Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed for a couple of days. There is no more fitting way to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Dem presidential primary than ...

Democrats have been trying for three decades to take this Senate seat. Will 2026 be any different?

Slate's Jim Newell talks about his opus on one senator's seemingly inexplicable success.

Democrats have been trying for three decades to take this Senate seat. Will 2026 be any different?

The Epstein files, a MAGA civil war, and an alleged sex scandal have turbocharged a House race.

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The justices' Voting Rights Act decision will set off a scramble to rig elections for years to come.

Whoa, did Congress just do something bipartisan?

In Virginia, Democrats struck yet another blow against Trump’s plan to rig the midterms.

During Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing into Mullin’s nomination, bygones would not be bygones.

Trying to fight a hearing witness is on the list of Markwayne Mullin's wildest moments, but it might not be the top.

Don’t say the president’s big speech never matters. The most recent one caused a lot of harm.

Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...

How did literally everything go up for debate?

An A-list Democratic villain believes this to be the West's best legislative work in generations.

A dispatch from the front (of the drive-thru) line.

“Are you ready for this, media?” No, actually!

It’s put House Republican factions at loggerheads, but they can’t dance around the question any longer.

Most Republicans in Congress are free-traders at their core. So why are they letting the president run wild?

The national security boys chat was lit last week.

John Green’s latest book might seem like a departure—at first.

The former media mogul discusses how he became “ashamed” of Gawker and why he’s selling his apartment and moving to Budapest.