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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

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks at a Politics & Eggs event, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. Swalwell is considering a run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Eric Swalwell loose lipped on 2020 plans: ‘I’m announcing in two weeks’

Katelyn Caralle April 1, 2019 2:37 pm

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during an event.

Threat of climate change pushes 2020 Democrats to embrace nuclear

Josh Siegel March 31, 2019 4:10 pm

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper speaks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss ways to stabilize health insurance markets, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Hickenlooper brushes aside concerns his ‘face blindness’ will sink 2020 chances

Daniel Jativa March 30, 2019 8:52 pm

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to well-wishers following an appearance at Barnard College with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in New York, where the pair called for codifying abortion rights into New York State law. The two Democrats shared the stage Monday where members of the state Legislature and women's rights advocates cheered Clinton as she said the struggle for women's equality "continues to be the fight of our lifetime."

Top Hillary Clinton aide slams Buttigieg for ‘indefensible’ attack on her

Daniel Jativa March 30, 2019 4:00 am

Robert Kennedy (left) and Bradley Byrne (right) are shown.

Alabama’s Byrne and Kennedy: Politics without enmity

Quin Hillyer March 29, 2019 10:38 pm

Donald Trump, fashionably late. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Democratic effort to subvert the Electoral College plows into immovable GOP wall

David M. Drucker March 29, 2019 4:11 am

Beto O'Rourke and Donald Trump are shown.

Trump reelection campaign starts hiring binge, Beto too

Paul Bedard March 28, 2019 5:35 pm

In this March 23, 2019, photo, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks to a crowd about his presidential run during the Democratic monthly breakfast at the Circle of Friends Community Center in Greenville, S.C.

Pete Buttigieg adds freedom from cable companies to FDR’s ‘four freedoms’

Philip Klein March 28, 2019 1:57 pm

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a meeting with local residents, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Cory Booker signals support for abolishing Electoral College

Becket Adams March 28, 2019 1:47 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Biden Courage Awards Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in New York.

Joe Biden’s missing ‘I’ in his talk of ‘white man’s culture’

Erin Dunne March 28, 2019 12:35 pm

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Next to Buttigieg, Beto is a joke

Tiana Lowe Doescher March 27, 2019 7:36 pm

Mayor Pete Buttigieg points as he talks to an AP reporter at his office in South Bend, Ind., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. At 37, Pete Buttigieg is just a few years older than the minimum age required to serve as president of the United States.

How Pete Buttigieg could use Chick-fil-A to bring America together

Madeline Fry Schultz March 27, 2019 1:36 am