Amy, Jessica and Matthew get together to discuss where 2026 races stand as we enter spring. They go over which candidate announcements they are waiting on (they're looking at you Sen. Durbin in ...

For most of his first term as president and as a candidate in 2024, Donald Trump had one particular superpower: Americans ...

For the past several election cycles, Democrats have had a significant fundraising advantage over Republicans. And even with ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds surprised the political world on Friday by announcing that she would not pursue reelection to a third ...

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is — once again — stuck between a rock and a hard place.The Republican can’t cross President Donald Trump, lest he anger the GOP base and draw a primary challenge. But ...

Thanks to rapid population growth across the Mountain West, Idaho is on track to gain a third congressional district in 2032.

Last week’s 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index release underscored two important dynamics in the battle for House control: Democrats have to play an unusually robust game of defense for a party out of ...

Although the November 2026 midterm elections are a full 19 months away, the turbulence in the economy leads us to wonder whether President Trump will be a liability for the Republican Party in ...

… she’s won reelection by comfortable margins. And the one Democrat who could have made the special election interesting … ...

As liberal voters become increasingly frustrated by their leaders’ response to the Trump presidency, a crop of young Democrats is attempting to direct that anger at longtime members of Congress. “What ...

First Person is a series of quick videos from the Cook Political Report editors exclusively for our premium members. This week, Amy details the reasons congressional Republicans are unlikely to take ...

… to run but would face long odds. Kentucky hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1992. This text has been taken … ...