Topic: 2018 blue wave

Mitch McConnell; Paul Ryan (AP/Salon)

GOP feels the fallout from the blue wave

Steven Rosenfeld - Independent Media Institute
(AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Democrats: Don't get complacent!

Bob Cesca
Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Cincinnati (AP/John Minchillo)

Down to the wire: Ohio special election

Jillian S. Ambroz
Joe Crowley; Nancy Pelosi; Hillary Clinton (Getty/AP/Salon)

Did the Democrats get the message?

Andrew O'Hehir
Elon Musk (AP/Stephan Savoia)

Slipped through the cracks: April 16

Jeremy Binckes
Paul Ryan (Getty/Win McNamee/AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

More Republicans are vulnerable in 2018

Shira Tarlo
Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a "Make America Great Again Rally." (Getty/Alex Wong)

Doomsday for Trump? Not so fast

Jerry Taylor
Stormy Daniels on "60 Minutes," March 25, 2018. (CBS)

Slipped through the cracks

Compiled by Salon staff
Rick Saccone; Conor Lamb (GettyDrew Angerer/Salon)

Pennsylvania race: Down to the wire

Heather Digby Parton
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A major flip in Kentucky

Matthew Rozsa