Elections

Tina Peters allowed a far-right activist to access her county’s election system to help efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis had previously called Peters’ 9-year prison sentence “harsh.” President Trump has repeatedly demanded she be released.

Senator Bill Cassidy, targeted by President Trump, is walking a political tightrope as he battles other Republicans for the chance to seek a third term.

"As soon as I'm elected, I'll start the process of having all American candidates and elected officials who knowingly accepted Israeli-affiliated money tried for treason," Maureen Galindo said.

California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer’s campaign paid prominent TikTok and Instagram influencers to post favorable videos about his candidacy.

Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey lawmaker remains mysteriously absent from the…

House Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in on domestic abuse allegations Rep. Max Miller’s ex-wife Emily Moreno has made in their divorce, saying “he’s got to work that out.”

Democratic Rep. Steven Cohen is forgoing his reelection campaign to represent Memphis, Tennessee, after the state jumped into the fray of middecade redistricting.

Greater Manchester mayor expected to be confirmed as party’s choice in Makerfield next week

The Department of Homeland Security has quietly lowered the accuracy rate of its SAVE system, the collection of databases the government is using to pressure states to clean up their voter rolls.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) announced Friday he will not seek another term in Congress after the Volunteer State's legislature redrew his Memphis-area district.

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee is ending his bid for reelection

Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a liberal Democrat in his 20th year on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the term, becoming the earliest casualty of the Republicans’…

Representative Thomas Massie, the incumbent, has opposed President Trump’s military strikes on Iran. He is now facing the biggest challenge of his career.

Xavier Becerra is facing scrutiny on two separate fronts.

Democrats are pinning their hopes of flipping the Senate on Graham Platner, who has made his working-class persona key to his campaign. His background defies easy categorization.

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen announced Friday that he wouldn’t seek reelection this year after Tennessee Republicans redrew the state’s House map, splitting his Memphis-based district between three…

Seven candidates vying for California's governorship squared off Thursday in their fifth and final debate, with frontrunner Xavier Becerra facing down an onslaught of attacks from the right and the…

Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so

A top California Democratic political aide has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary

No one has more at stake than Kamala Harris – who has ‘signaled’ support for its release without saying so publiclyAfter several months of heated arguments over whether the Democratic National…

Voters in recent election cycles have flirted with candidates who seemingly appeared out of nowhere.  In 2008, Barack Obama was the fashionable outsider pick, challenging the Clinton machine. In…

As Democrats look for a viable healthcare message ahead of the midterm elections, one well-connected think tank is pushing the party to embrace a new idea: free primary care for all Americans

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Seven candidates running for California governor engaged in a fifth and final debate on Thursday evening that largely centered on the issue of affordability. The candidates were asked to provide…

Senate Republicans will need to rewrite portions of their $72 billion immigration-enforcement funding package to preserve its filibuster-proof status.

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), for accusing him of physically abusing her. Miller and…

The warm words came at a Maine rally as the vice president touted Republican House candidate Paul LePage and highlighted anti-fraud efforts.

Erin Stewart, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Connecticut, dropped out of the race on Thursday just days ahead of the scheduled primary. Stewart left the GOP primary battle amid allegations…

Trump’s approval rating is sinking amid high prices and the war with Iran, but he’s still the best at turning out the base voters Republicans need for the midterms.

Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections

Two Democrats competing to become Iowa's next senator are set to debate

Vice President JD Vance is set to visit Maine to highlight the Trump administration’s anti-fraud efforts before the state’s primary elections

In a new POLITICO Poll, a plurality of Democrats say the party should counter Republican gerrymandering, even if it means reducing the number of majority-minority districts.