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House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the House Democratic campaign arm chairwoman, Rep. Susan DelBene (D-WA), are linked arm-in-arm while they attend a Nov. 3 Election Night watch party at a Capitol Hill hotel in Washington, D.C.

Congressional Dems promise to investigate Trump administration

Kevin R. Kosar · November 7, 2026 5:50 am

President Donald Trump, joined from left by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Trump may be tempted to negotiate with congressional Democrats

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D-TX) and Sen.-elect James Talarico (D-TX) hold a Nov. 2 campaign rally in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP)

GOP redistricting scheme goes awry

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) campaigns in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Oct. 17, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) stands to Newsom's left, and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cinde Warmington stands to the California governor's right. (Reba Saldanha/AP)

Gavin Newsom touts ‘ruthless’ approach to politics in New Hampshire pitch

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Will Republicans distance themselves from Trump after the midterm elections?

President Donald Trump, joined by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (left), speaks during a trilateral signing ceremony at the White House on Aug. 8, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Trump administration helps end Armenia and Azerbaijan’s forever war

Brady Knox August 29, 2026 6:15 am

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Maine and Georgia could test whether ticket-splitting is making a comeback

Barnini Chakraborty August 28, 2026 6:15 am

Left to right: Birch Bayhm, Evan Bayh, Beau Bayh. (AP photos)

A Bayh-gone era for Indiana Democrats?

Tom LoBianco August 22, 2026 6:30 am

White House staff secretary Will Scharf (left) hands President Donald Trump an executive order to sign.

Scharf edge for the Trump administration

Naomi Lim August 22, 2026 6:15 am

Rep. John McGuire, left, vs. Tom Perriello, right.

Blue wave depth will be tested in a GOP-friendly Virginia House district

Barnini Chakraborty August 21, 2026 6:30 am

In October 2003, under the California recall law in place since 1911, voters removed Democratic Gov. Gray Davis from office and replaced him with Republican movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger. State Democrats now aim to alter the recall law through Proposition 5, which California voters will consider in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. (Examiner illustration; Jae C. Hong/AP; Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Recalling a political analyst whose insight would have risen above the midterm elections din

David Mark August 21, 2026 6:10 am

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ).

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs again refuses in-person face-off against GOP opponent

Barnini Chakraborty August 15, 2026 6:44 am

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Maybe Americans are too hard on Congress

Kevin R. Kosar August 15, 2026 6:29 am

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Is Tucker Carlson a plausible 2028 presidential candidate?

Naomi Lim August 15, 2026 6:27 am

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After 50 years in journalism, a reporter reflects on the limits of facts, logic, and reason

Jamie McIntyre August 14, 2026 6:15 am

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chanand, and former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). (Washington Examiner Illustration/AP/Getty Images)

In Pelosi’s district, a battle over the future of San Francisco Democrats emerges

Barnini Chakraborty August 1, 2026 6:15 am

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The end of history and the last Republican governor of California

Dain Fitzgerald August 1, 2026 6:05 am