Campaigns

Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a candidate in the Republican primary for the state's 5th Congressional District, speaks to supporters in Lynchburg, Va., June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Skip Rowland)

Republican John McGuire survives election scare against Tom Perriello

David Zimmermann · November 5, 2026 1:27 pm

FILE - Kyle Hallman, with Chester County Voter Services, organizes mail-in ballots to be sorted for the 2020 General Election Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

GOP pins hopes in Mississippi Senate race on late-arriving ballots it asked Supreme Court to strike down

Rep. Rob Wittman, left, vs. Shannon Taylor, right.

Ten-term Republican congressman loses to Shannon Taylor in Virginia’s 1st District

In this photo taken with a smartphone, House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with voters during a campaign stop for Republican congressional candidate Paul LePage, left, at the Sea Dog Brewing Co., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.

LePage’s Maine House race heads to ranked-choice voting

Collage of Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) and Republican Laurie Buckhout.

Democratic Rep. Don Davis wins reelection battle against Laurie Buckhout

Proposition 39, championed by Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-CA), would add verification requirements each time a California voter casts a ballot. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

California voter ID ballot measure could be rare GOP statewide win

Barnini Chakraborty September 25, 2026 6:15 am

Greg Cunningham, candidate for the U.S. House in New Mexico, speaks at the Republican convention in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ex-police officer running for Congress features man who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in new campaign ad

Lauren Green September 25, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office pointing in the camera's direction while he speaks to someone.

Democrats sound alarm over Trump anti-socialist ad paid for by US government

Molly Parks September 24, 2026 7:40 pm

Abdul el Sayed.

El Sayed’s Iran and 9/11 problems keep growing

Barnini Chakraborty September 24, 2026 4:19 pm

Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally.

Socialist candidate detained while protesting Netanyahu’s UN address

Hailey Bullis September 24, 2026 2:44 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and former Rep. Tom Perriello, right.

AOC endorses Democratic hopeful in deep-red Virginia district

Lauren Green September 24, 2026 2:37 pm

A collage of Abdul el Sayed, Mike Rogers, and Hasan Piker,

Republicans’ anti-Hasan Piker messaging struggles to break through in Michigan Senate race

Claire Carter September 24, 2026 11:03 am

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