President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.

Few Republican members of Congress in swing districts may be more closely linked to President Donald Trump than Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.

Democrats think they have a shot at flipping hardscrabble Mahoning County, which Trump turned into a symbol of the rightward blue-collar turn. Yep, he’s even unpopular there, too.

Experts caution that a “secret weapon” could elevate turnout for Collins in Republican strongholds in Maine, but the president and the national environment may be too much for her to overcome.

He's achieved a lot — with the notable exception of popularity.

This is the election Democrats fantasized about. This is the election Republicans had nightmares about.If Republicans are smart, they will figure out why this happened and learn from it. If Democrats ...

In sign of Midwest angst, Senate Leadership Fund comes to the aid of Sen. Pete Ricketts, while Democrats express confidence in North Carolina and Georgia.

Dallas Cothrum: Growing support for James Talarico in Dallas' Park Cities reflects Republican dissatisfaction with Ken Paxton.

A New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome.

Plus, Democrats are winning the ad war despite the GOP's cash edge. Your weekly political data roundup for October 11, 2026.

House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats politi.co/4B1spM0

Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.

The GOP congressman is poised to become a MAGA power broker if he wins his tightening contest.

Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Senator Darline Graham. Even some of her most ardent supporters sense that her bid is a long shot.

Four weeks to Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their chances of holding onto the majority are vanishing and have begun focusing on how to limit the size of a potentia...

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) mocked Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) for appearing to confuse the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s college basketball team with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks while questioning former specia…

Mary Peltola hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race all about prices, federal aid and Donald Trump.