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Listen now (56 mins) | In red states, they simply aren’t used to hard campaigns

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...

After 40 years in charge, polling suggests Oregon Democrats might finally lose their grip

There are a number of GOP lawmakers running for reelection across the country that both parties privately agree are in deep trouble.

Michigan will hold a vote this fall, while Oklahoma is embroiled in a legal battle

Pete Ricketts voted to pardon John Arias, convicted of first-degree sexual assault and originally charged with weapon use, terroristic threats and false imprisonment, while victim Jody Snogren was not...

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A key Supreme Court race—and a plan to protect judicial independence—are both on the ballot

Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican running for reelection, sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the Democrat stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former pa...

North Carolina's Chuck Edwards was already facing a difficult path to reelection

In June, when Hydee Feldstein Soto became the first Los Angeles city attorney to lose a primary reelection race in nearly 100 years, her ouster put the spotlight on an... Read More

The race to lead once-red Tarrant County could have big implications statewide

This is the third time the high court has stymied efforts to implement a map aimed at ousting Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver.