A Senate in Democratic hands clears the path for Biden to keep remaking the courts
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party's stunning hold on Senate control will enable President Joe Biden and his allies in the chamber to do something that...
Author : Sahil Kapur
Early bellwethers: Key races to watch once polls close on election night
The 2022 midterms are shaping up to culminate in an unpredictable election night, with recent surveys showing close fights in a host of key races...
Early voting breaks records in Georgia as bitter Senate race tests red-to-blue drift
SMYRNA, Ga. — A record-breaking early voting stretch has ended in Georgia and the two candidates in a bitterly contested Senate race are making their...
Senate wild cards: Five sleeper races that could surprise in 2022
WASHINGTON — Every election tends to produce some surprises. With one-third of Senate seats coming before voters this fall, there are numerous contests that have...
Abrams and Warnock pursue sharply different strategies in key Georgia races
ATLANTA — Democratic candidates in the two marquee Georgia races are blitzing the airwaves with television ads — and making two markedly different pitches to...
Republicans abandon Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON — Republicans are abandoning their long crusade to repeal the Affordable Care Act, making the 2022 election the first in more than a decade...
Poll: Most U.S. Republicans reject ‘MAGA’ label
A total of 42% of Republicans in the U.S. identify as “MAGA” Republicans, while 58% disavow the term, according to a new national poll by...
Trump installed a historic number of judges. Biden is outpacing him so far.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has won Senate confirmation for more than 80 of his nominees to be federal judges, a breakneck speed that outpaces...
Republican candidate tests a novel strategy on abortion in Nevada House race
LAS VEGAS — April Becker doesn’t want to talk about abortion.As Democrats seek to make the November elections a referendum on Republican efforts to restrict...
House Democrats are poised to send a sweeping climate and health care bill to Biden’s desk Friday
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to pass a sweeping Democratic bill to combat climate change and extend health care coverage Friday, sending it to...