Democrats hope to capture the House, but the Senate could be a heavier lift in November’s midterm elections Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox On the first ...

Here’s what’s happening. Republicans are bracing for midterm losses — and instead of broadening the electorate, they’re trying to narrow it. The House has already passed legislation requiring proof of ...

Primary election season kicked off this week, ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in what is expected to be a heated and contentious race amid the looming SAVE Act and Democrats looking to win a ...

Welcome to Monday’s snow-bound edition of Washington Secrets, your guide to who’s doing the shoveling and who is being shoveled. Today we speak to one of the nation’s most accurate pollsters on the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Like no time in recent memory, lawmakers are setting their sights ...

A.I. companies, along with allied groups and executives, spent at least $83 million on federal elections last year, and huge amounts are set to arrive this year. By Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun ...

Democrats hoping to flip the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections are dialing up their messaging on cost-of-living issues after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against ...

The crucial US midterm elections are still almost 10 months away – yet increasingly analysts are suggesting the chances of the Republican Party prevailing is close to nil. Donald Trump could already ...

Democratic attorneys general are bracing for President Donald Trump to interfere in the midterm elections — and war-gaming how to stop him. The party’s top prosecutors have been strategizing for ...

The 2026 Illinois Primary is March 17, 2026. The 2026 midterm general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The entire U.S. House of Representatives and 33 U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs ...

President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union address on Feb. 24. It will be his second speech to a joint session of Congress since returning to office. Ahead of the address, here’s a ...

Ms. Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, will be heavily favored to succeed Senator Richard J. Durbin in November. Daniel Biss won the fiercely contested Democratic primary for a House district ...