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Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party

Peltola again claims victory in Alaska Senate race as vote count drags on

Claire Carter · November 14, 2026 10:43 am

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, right, stands on stage with Gov. Gavin Newsom during a campaign event on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

How do Gavin Newsom and Xavier Becerra differ on certain issues?

Gov.-elect David Crowley (D-WI) and Lieutenant Gov.-elect Sarah Godlewski (D-WI) celebrate their win on Nov. 3 at an Election Night event in Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras holds the MVP trophy after the team won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 28. (Nam Y. Huh/AP; Ashley Landis/AP)

From Democrats’ midterm romp to the MLB, many victors come out of the blue

California Gov. Gavin Newsom points a finger in the air as he speaks with an American flag behind him.

Newsom’s 2028 announcement puts Democrats on notice, but rivals aren’t rushing to follow

Pundit Predictions

Richard Fowler wins Washington Examiner election contest

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks outside the Statehouse, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Concord, N.H., after filing to be placed on the New Hampshire primary ballot.

Pete Buttigieg: Bernie Sanders lacks the ‘novelty’ he had in 2016

Caitlin Yilek April 24, 2019 3:40 pm

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing on the North Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington.

Kellyanne Conway: Democrats ‘desperate’ to stop Trump-like Bernie Sanders

Dominick Mastrangelo April 24, 2019 3:10 pm

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, pauses while speaking during an organizing event in Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019.

Elizabeth Warren is the Trump gift that keeps giving

Tom Rogan April 24, 2019 12:44 pm

Former vice president Joe Biden arrives to speak at a rally in support of striking Stop & Shop workers in Boston, Thursday, April 18, 2019.

The decade-old story of Joe Biden, Big Oil, the revolving door, and the military junta

Timothy P. Carney April 23, 2019 11:07 pm

Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Lucy Flores.

Biden accuser claims his quips about getting ‘permission’ for hugs are ‘incredibly disrespectful’

Diana Stancy Correll April 23, 2019 9:53 pm

Rudy Giuliani (left) and Joe Biden (right) are shown.

Joe Biden 2020 and the Rudy Giuliani precedent

Philip Klein April 23, 2019 5:49 pm

Noemie Emery: The dynasties that made Trump president

Noemie Emery April 23, 2019 12:00 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden takes the stage to speak to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, amid growing expectations he'll soon announce he's running for president.

Biden abandons plan to launch 2020 bid in Charlottesville

Joseph Simonson April 22, 2019 9:42 pm

President Donald Trump smiles and points at Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, as Trump arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Saturday April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas.

Big-money GOP donors who previously spurned the president have joined the 2020 Trump train

Daniel Jativa April 22, 2019 4:08 pm

Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill.

Finally, some transparency on public sector unions’ political spending

Charlyce Bozzello April 22, 2019 4:00 am

Impeach or pivot: Democratic presidential candidates grapple with Mueller report strategy

Emily Brooks April 21, 2019 4:00 am

Pete Buttigieg announces that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination during a rally in South Bend, Ind., Sunday, April 14, 2019. Buttigieg, 37, is serving his second term as the mayor of South Bend.

Buttigieg awarded ‘most likely to become president’ in high school yearbook

Daniel Jativa April 20, 2019 7:42 pm