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This combination of photos shows Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington, left, and her challenger for the Maine's U.S. Senate seat, Democratic candidate Troy Jackson on July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

Jackson can’t run against Collins ‘like she’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Mackenzie Chase · October 19, 2026 12:28 pm

Justin Murphy, GOP candidate for Senate in New Jersey, sits for a Zoom interview.

Meet the Republican Senate candidate who wants Trump to continue the Iran war

California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Newsom tells Democrats he’s as ‘ruthless’ as Trump in early 2028 pitch

Iowa Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Farmers draw their pitchforks in Iowa. Whichever side wins could decide control of the Senate

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives with a smile onstage at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026.

Chamber of Commerce endorses Paxton as he and Talarico host rallies ahead of Texas early voting

(Illustration by Thomas Fluharty for the Washington Examiner) Prices inflation economy 2026

It’s the prices, stupid: The big challenge that lies ahead for Trump and the GOP

Jeremy Lott January 2, 2026 5:50 am

Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

What does the Democratic National Committee have to hide?

Jay Caruso January 2, 2026 5:45 am

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a victory speech at a mayoral election night watch party,

Progressives try to mirror Mamdani’s campaign style, but one hopeful says it needs authenticity

Ross O'Keefe January 1, 2026 8:00 am

A runner jogs past the Capitol.

Off-year Democratic gains send mixed signals ahead of 2026

Samantha-Jo Roth January 1, 2026 6:00 am

Jack Smith deposition.

Jack Smith withheld names from judges who greenlit GOP lawmakers’ phone records access

Kaelan Deese December 31, 2025 4:12 pm

Inside Scoop: What to expect from the economy and Congress in 2026

Amy DeLaura December 31, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.

Ahead of midterms, Pennsylvania politics still swinging

Center Square December 30, 2025 2:35 pm

A voter carries his ballot to a booth on Nov. 4, 2025, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Democrats ‘need a plan’ different from 2024 to win 2026: Joe Concha

Asher Notheis December 30, 2025 1:56 pm

Sen. John Cornyn and President Donald Trump

Trump holds out on giving Cornyn key Texas Senate endorsement

Lauren Green December 30, 2025 7:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

The fight for the Senate: Where battleground races stand in the polls

Ramsey Touchberry December 30, 2025 6:00 am

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump poses for a photo with Wyoming Secretary of State candidate Chuck Gray before he speaks at a campaign rally.

Wyoming secretary of state running for state’s lone House seat

Ross O'Keefe December 29, 2025 1:15 pm

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX).

Wesley Hunt says Texas GOP has a Joe Biden problem

Mabinty Quarshie December 29, 2025 7:00 am