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President Donald Trump reacts with supporters during a campaign rally at Rock Hill Sports and Event Center.

‘Trump has the harder job’ in campaigning for trailing candidates: Byron York

Britta Miller · October 30, 2026 12:31 pm

Protesters hold placards outside the Ministry of Justice during a Palestine Action demonstration in London, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

Palestine Action vandals risk jail defying subpoenas as DOJ seeks overseas comrade

FILE - U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, smiles before a debate for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat on Oct. 26, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Peltola was elected to a full term in the House on Wednesday, Nov. 23, months after the Alaska Democrat won a special election to the seat following the death earlier this year of longtime Republican Rep. Don Young.

Alaska Democrats’ voting scheme shows they think voters are ‘stupid’: Salena Zito

President Donald Trump greets Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a campaign rally at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

White House report card: Ohio poll shows Acton gained 10 points in wake of Ramaswamy ad debacle

President Donald Trump defended Ohio's Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy Thursday, urging him to keep running an ad featuring the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump will rally in Iowa and Kansas after initial cancellations

President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

White House report card: Even our Republican strategists say there’s no good news this week

Rob Crilly August 21, 2026 11:45 am

Eric Swalwell talks with reporters after holding a town hall meeting.

Swalwell believed ‘Fang Fang was just a girl next door that you brought home to mom’: Joe Concha

Britta Miller August 21, 2026 11:39 am

Sen. Ed Markey speaks during a town hall meeting at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Mass.

Ed Markey says SAVE America Act is about Trump ‘stealing’ midterm elections

Naomi Lim August 21, 2026 10:49 am

A selection of beef cuts and sausages are displayed at a market in a cold section.

Trump reaches deal to halt tariffs on beef for 90 days in bid to lower prices

Rena Rowe August 21, 2026 9:47 am

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA).

Markey fumbles question about AI as Moulton paints need for new generation

Rena Rowe August 21, 2026 8:10 am

Iowa Democratic congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott speaks during a primary election night watch party for Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave)

Iowa Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott hit over vote against banning biological boys from girls’ sports

James A. Downs August 21, 2026 8:00 am

A man drives his car with an electronic national debt counter behind him in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 19, 2026.

Budget red ink threatens to spike inflation and unemployment

Zach Halaschak August 21, 2026 7:05 am

Pat Buchanan, in his column argued that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were a journalist he would be eligible for a Pulitzer Prize. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

When pundits return to the White House: The Scott Jennings precedent

W. James Antle III August 21, 2026 7:00 am

Thune and Schumer

Thune and Schumer avoid recess travel blitz amid increasing unpopularity

Lauren Green August 21, 2026 7:00 am

Bond Market national debt inflation wall street

Bond market meltdown shows MAGA needs a deficit-reducing response before Election Day

Tiana Lowe Doescher August 21, 2026 6:45 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