Despite the mainstream media's centrism fetish, voters want someone inspirational, not just "nicer than Trump"

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Republican leaders in Arizona have taken a hard right since Trump's election. Now it could cost them

Mississippi's tumultuous U.S. Senate race comes to a close

Trump is allegedly plotting revenge against Ducey for certifying now-President Biden's Electoral College victory

The FEC would have three Republicans, two independents and only one Democrat if the Senate moves forward

The race goes on — but Jon Ossoff and Democrats have plenty to celebrate

Rep. Chris Collins wasn't supposed to be a vulnerable Republican — until he was indicted for insider trading

While the main focus is on California's chaotic races, other big contests will come into sharper focus this week

The two outsider candidates have nothing in common — but their surging popularity does

American conservatism has been under attack since President Trump hijacked the Republican Party in 2016

Here are some of the silliest examples of GOP culture warriors expressing fake outrage over unimportant things

"Why? So we can have two more . . . Democrat senators and five more congressmen? No, thank you"

“Trump is gonna cost the GOP the Senate,” one conservative commentator predicted ahead of Georgia's run-offs

Saying “macaca” got George Allen defeated in 2006. Today it would probably get him elected