Politics

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a primary election night watch party in Warminster, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Shapiro favors minimum wage hike over more progressive items if Democrats sweep Pennsylvania midterms

Emily Hallas · October 30, 2026 2:05 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), President Donald Trump, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Johnson and Thune adopt Trump’s messaging on ‘fake’ polling as GOP looks to project midterm optimism

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY)

Hochul cast doubt on socialists winning statewide in New York despite Mamdani friendship

Former U.S. President Barack Obama.

Obama endorses Angie Nixon after cry for support to party leadership

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Paxton sues OpenAI over ‘litany of harms’ as campaign races to win over voters

Evan Barker's post-DNC digital confessional (via TikTok)

Revealing the Democrats’ rot, from the inside

Madeline Fry Schultz September 13, 2026 6:45 am

A video featuring Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) plays at the Republican midterm convention.

Former chief of staff rips John Fetterman over midterm convention cameo

Claire Carter September 10, 2026 2:14 pm

A worker carries a chair during preparations for the Republican National Convention in 2024

What to watch at the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas

Rena Rowe September 5, 2026 9:17 am

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks before a microphone.

Abbott demands Trump administration restore $10 billion in Medicaid funding

Emily Hallas September 3, 2026 3:18 pm

Screenshot of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Hang Out with Sean Hannity podcast on YouTube.

Ted Cruz on future of Democratic Party: ‘I’ve never been more frightened for our nation’

Emily Danner September 1, 2026 4:43 pm

Progressives have split on a hypothetical sliding doors moment Wednesday, arguing whether or not endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) could have granted the Democratic Socialists of America another nomination in the 2026 election cycle. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Socialism in practice means more power for the Trump administration, experts say

Emily Hallas August 31, 2026 6:00 am

Political corruption democrats and republicans

Crimes to the Left of me, quiet to the Right

John Scott Lewinski August 29, 2026 6:30 am

The U.S. Capitol is seen as construction continues on the National Mall.

Air Force major faces charges after protesting Iran war while in uniform

Emily Hallas August 25, 2026 3:24 pm

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) speaks during a news conference.

DeSantis cuts tattoos, tanning beds, and tobacco from welfare benefits list

Emily Hallas August 25, 2026 9:46 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

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA).

From ‘all in’ to tap the brakes: Josh Shapiro redefines Pennsylvania’s tech boom

Salena Zito August 19, 2026 11:31 am

A No Kings march in Midtown Manhattan denouncing President Trump and his administration on March 28, 2026. (Gina M. Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire via Newscom)

Over 60% of New York democratic socialists are white: Survey

Emily Hallas August 11, 2026 12:04 pm