Tag: 2026 Elections

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks with the Washington Examiner's Samantha-Jo Roth at CPAC. (Sydney Topf, Washington Examiner)

Cruz warns bruising Cornyn-Paxton primary could test GOP in Texas Senate race

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 28, 2026 5:44 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks with the Washington Examiner's Samantha-Jo Roth. (Sydney Topf, Washington Examiner)

Cruz sidesteps 2028 talk, ties political future to GOP midterm success

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 28, 2026 5:09 pm

Audience members applauding during Jack Posobiec's speech honoring Charlie Kirk's memory at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)

CPAC faces relevancy issue with youth activists over Iran war

Mabinty Quarshie, Samantha-Jo Roth · March 28, 2026 2:30 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., enters an elevator at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington

Schumer’s prized 2026 recruits won’t commit to keeping him as Senate leader

Ramsey Touchberry · March 28, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump stands with Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley.

Michael Whatley sticks close to Trump in battle against Roy Cooper

Mabinty Quarshie · March 27, 2026 8:20 pm

Texas Republican Steve Toth speaks with Washington Examiner Reporter Samantha-Jo Roth. (Washington Examiner)

After upsetting Crenshaw, Toth says GOP voters want Republicans who ‘act like one’

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 27, 2026 2:18 pm

Forty-four House members are not seeking reelection in their seats in the 2026 midterms. Many are opting to retire, while others are seeking governors' mansions, Senate positions, or other statewide offices.

Here’s where House and Senate retirements stand in 2026

Rachel Schilke · March 27, 2026 11:27 am

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Trump officials stoke Democrats’ concerns of ICE at polling centers despite DHS denials

Emily Hallas · March 27, 2026 11:05 am

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks during a news conference on February 11, 2026 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), House Administration Committee Chairman Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) as well as other Republican members of Congress to speak about the passage of the SAVE America Act, an election bill backed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and require photo identification at the ballot box. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Ask a stupid gotcha question

Hugo Gurdon · March 27, 2026 6:10 am

From left: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA); Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA); Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming (Mark Schiefelbein/AP; Brett Duke/AP; Gerald Herbert/AP)

Power of Trump endorsement tested in Louisiana GOP Senate primary

Taylor Millard · March 27, 2026 5:55 am

Left to right: Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP; Susan Walsh/AP)

The Democrats’ 2028 balancing act: Can they find a nominee, or even a nominating process, that brings the party together?

W. James Antle III · March 27, 2026 5:15 am

Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic.

Andy Barr seeks to thwart ‘patently false’ Kentucky Senate ad with cease and desist

Ramsey Touchberry · March 26, 2026 6:14 pm