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Why Fox News is so mad at Abigail Spanberger

Sophia Tesfaye
Virginia’s new governor accused of bait-and-switch by right-wing media

Inside Trump’s effort to “take over” the midterms

Doug Bock Clark, Jen Fifield
Ahead of the midterms, Trump has demolished guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 202o election

“We have never been closer”: Top Republican worries GOP will lose Texas House majority

Alejandro Serrano
"For once, he’s telling the truth,” Democrat says of Dan Patrick's warning

The cracks in Trump’s coalition keep growing — but when does it break?

Brian Karem
Congressional Republicans are praising the president publicly, and screaming into their pillows privately

The Christian right’s victim complex fuels Trump’s Iran war

Amanda Marcotte
For evangelicals, there's no limit in defending the president's cruelty

Arizona’s drop in SNAP participation signals potential nationwide impact of Trump legislation

Nicole Santa Cruz
Following requirements set out in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has left hundreds of thousands without help

Running from trans rights could cost Democrats

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Critics say Democrats like Gavin Newsom aren't moving the party forward on trans rights

“We love Pam”: Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi

Russell Payne
Bondi’s controversial tenure included overseeing the Epstein files release and deadly immigration crackdowns

Trump executive order gives USPS unprecedented control over mail voting

Nathaniel Rakich, Votebeat, Jessica Huseman, Alexander Shur, Votebeat, Carrie Levine, Sasha Hupka
Much of Trump’s first executive order on elections has been blocked in court. This one is likely to be challenged

Trump is reshaping election policy in many states, with or without the SAVE America Act

Carter Walker
The president is influencing election policy at the state level despite striking out in Congress

They protested at No Kings. Now they’re running for office

Amanda Becker
“Oftentimes, you’re the person you’re looking for,” said Leila Staton, an Iowa state House candidate

The Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans

Gary M. Segura, Matt A. Barreto
Trump is rapidly losing his gains among Latino voters

The conservative woman cracking down on conservative women

Russell Payne
Cleta Mitchell’s election integrity crusade behind the SAVE America Act could overly affect Republican women

Americans are losing HIV care. The Real Housewives want you to know about it

Orion Rummler
Stars from the shows took to Capitol Hill as thousands of people are set to lose access to care

Trump allies might get their preferred Democratic Senate candidate from Illinois

Russell Payne
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has raised much more cash than Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and other primary challengers

Congress still has ways to pull back Trump’s war with Iran

Charlie Hunt, SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor
What power does the U.S. Congress have over the president’s war in Iran?

Could GOP’s anti-Muslim vitriol really get worse? It did

Sophia Tesfaye
Responses to the Gracie Mansion attack show how far the party has moved from Bush's defense of Muslims in America

Lindsey Graham is the little war devil on Trump’s shoulder

Heather Digby Parton
The South Carolina senator and noted war hawk pushed Trump on Iran. Now he says "Cuba is next."

How the Texas primary could rewrite the Democrats’ campaign playbook

Russell Payne
Both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have a theory of politics to test

Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?

Charlie Hunt
Results from the first 15 months of Trump's reign appear to spell very bad news for the Republicans

Early vote turnout in Texas outpacing past elections, fueled by Democratic primary voters

Paul Cobler
Turnout during the first week of voting exceeded the same period for the past two presidential elections

Special elections pattern suggests GOP could face rout in midterms

Garrett Owen
Democrats are outperforming past baselines in Trump-era districts, though the Senate map remains steep

Six deaths in six weeks: What to know about ICE detentions in Texas

Lomi Kriel, Colleen DeGuzman, Apurva Mahajan
Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades. Nearly a quarter of those deaths were in Texas

How Jesse Jackson made room for white workers

Jason Kyle Howard
Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party
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