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Graphic indicating Keisha Lance Bottoms wins race as she smiles.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms beats Rick Jackson for Georgia governor

Anna Giaritelli · November 3, 2026 9:19 pm

Barr/McConnell/Booker (AP PHOTOS)

Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race to succeed Mitch McConnell

Florida gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) arrives to speak at the Republican convention.

Byron Donalds elected governor of Florida after tense battle with David Jolly

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Virginia voters approve amendment easing restrictions on third-trimester abortions

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) speaks following a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

Hochul defeats Bruce Blakeman to win second term in New York gubernatorial election

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) takes questions from reporters

Democrats face uphill battle in Maine while gaining in other battlegrounds: Poll

Rena Rowe September 24, 2026 10:41 am

Mary Peltola

Mary Peltola’s campaign defends against claims she mistreated staffers: ‘Shouldering the enormous burden of grief’

Rena Rowe September 24, 2026 8:35 am

Chuck Grassley.

High diesel prices strain GOP alliance with Big Oil

David Sivak September 24, 2026 7:00 am

FILE - Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a former three-term U.S. senator, speaks at a campaign event in Akron, Ohio, on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

New GOP ad rips Ohio Senate hopeful Sherrod Brown for alleged trans surgery support

David Zimmermann September 24, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Rand Paul backs James Comer for Kentucky governor, says ‘good shot’ GOP will coalesce

David Sivak September 23, 2026 4:37 pm

Tenn. Dept. of Agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher speaks during Ag Day on the Hill, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

GOP hopeful removes ‘Pro-Trump’ mention from campaign slogan in deep-red seat

Hailey Bullis September 23, 2026 4:26 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House.

‘Dam could break after elections’ as Trump supporters break over Iran war and ICE: Bob Cusack

Mackenzie Chase September 23, 2026 1:58 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, and City Councilmember John Lee arrive at a vigil for the victims of Tuesday's fatal SUV-Metro bus collision and the subsequent crash of a TV news helicopter that was covering it in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles with the sun shining behind them.

Bass trailing progressive challenger by double digits in new LA mayoral poll

Emily Hallas September 23, 2026 12:26 pm

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

AOC may run for president, but her weakness is ‘electability’: Bob Cusack

Britta Miller September 23, 2026 12:15 pm

President Donald Trump, left, accompanied Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., right, at the Black Conservative Federation's Annual BCF Honors Gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, S.C.

Here are all the Republicans who have broken with Trump on unpopular issues ahead of midterm elections

Emily Hallas September 23, 2026 12:05 pm

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican nominee Rick Jackson.

Rick Jackson dodges Georgia governor debate as Bottoms calls for multiple match-ups

Molly Parks September 23, 2026 11:55 am

The U.S. Capitol building.

Cook Political Report shifts key Senate races toward Democrats

Molly Parks September 23, 2026 11:14 am