Kathy Hochul is finally getting some credit.

Kathy Hochul is finally getting some credit.

The midterm races that could define 2028 and beyond

Ed Markey will be 86 at the end of his next term.

Wisconsin has never been a bastion of moderation.

Wisconsin has never been a bastion of moderation.

What Michigan voters could tell us about the path forward for Democrats. Plus: A senator looks at Congress.

Abdul El-Sayed is calling out his party; Haley Stevens is embracing it.

Abdul El-Sayed is calling out his party; Haley Stevens is embracing it.

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Abdul El-Sayed is calling out his party; Haley Stevens is embracing it.

The president is deeply unpopular, but still the Republican kingmaker.

The president is deeply unpopular, but still the Republican kingmaker.

Election maps post-Callais

Thomas Massie is one of the few Republicans who is unafraid of President Trump.

The president’s loudest GOP critic is trying to stay in Congress.

They’re asking voters to ruthlessly gerrymander Virginia.

They’re asking voters to ruthlessly gerrymander Virginia.

The most pressing question about the SAVE America Act is not whether it’s going to pass, but why President Trump and his allies are so determined to see the Senate put up a bill that’s doomed to fail.

“You could love your neighbor and punch somebody in the face.”

“You could love your neighbor and punch somebody in the face.”

“You could love your neighbor and punch somebody in the face.”

“You could love your neighbor and punch somebody in the face.”

What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics

Representative Andy Ogles wrote Monday that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” He represents thousands of them in Congress.

Being a GOP member of Congress in the Trump era is pretty miserable.

Small-c conservatism is still a point of pride in the state.

Small-c conservatism is still a point of pride in the state.

He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.

He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.

He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.

Democrats surrendered a spending fight in March—and it all but foretold the October shutdown.

We talk about the stakes of a government shutdown and what one could mean for California.

New Jersey is no one’s idea of a swing state. Or is it?

New Jersey is no one’s idea of a swing state. Or is it?

Charlie Kirk’s closest allies will help determine whether the next few weeks bring confrontation, de-escalation, or something in between.

They’re old.

Their threat to match Republican gerrymandering could be difficult to fulfill.

Why the Missouri senator is trying to reverse Medicaid cuts he voted for

Why the Missouri senator is trying to reverse Medicaid cuts he voted for

Why the Missouri senator is trying to reverse Medicaid cuts he voted for

Some of the last remaining GOP holdouts hail from the same state.

Some of the last remaining GOP holdouts hail from the same state.

Can recognition for outstanding work suddenly be a bad thing?

Can recognition for outstanding work suddenly be a bad thing?

It was here that Donald Trump descended into American politics.

It was here that Donald Trump descended into American politics.