Democrats Have The Wind At Their Backs, But Can They Capitalize?
New data show the advantages they have, especially with the unpopularity of President Trump.
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Republicans Might Want To Run Away From Trump This Year, But Not In West Virginia
A wild GOP primary fight has emerged here with everyone tying themselves to the president. It features a congressman, an attorney general and an ex-con businessman, who's turned the race upside down.
4 Questions Ahead Of The Special Election In Pennsylvania
President Trump won the congressional district by 20 points in the 2016 election. But the race is close, and Republicans are spending heavily to try and stave off a public-relations disaster.
A White Supremacist May Be The Only Republican Running For A Seat in Congress
The Illinois GOP has failed to keep a gadfly candidate, white supremacist Arthur Jones, from being the only Republican congressional candidate on the general election ballot this year.
Retiring Rep. Darrell Issa Was Once A Powerful Anti-Obama Voice
The San Diego Republican and former chairman of the House oversight committee, played a key role in GOP-led probes of the Benghazi attacks and IRS targeting of conservative groups.
Newly Redrawn Districts Draw GOP Ire
Republican leaders are firing back at a federal court's decision to hire Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily to redraw the state's legislative boundaries, saying the court never made a ruling
North Carolina Judicial Map Makeover Moves Forward In Committee
On Tuesday, plans to redraw North Carolina's judicial districts took a step forward during a special House committee meeting held in Raleigh.
September To Forget? Trump's Legacy Flounders, As He Seeks Signature Accomplishment
The president is still in search of a major legislative achievement, and he appears no closer to one with a busy September ahead.
States Have Already Tried Versions Of 'Skinny Repeal.' It Didn't Go Well
Republican senators are warming to the idea of a scaled-back plan that would delete the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates but leave much of the law intact.
GOP Effort To Make Environmental Science 'Transparent' Worries Scientists
There's a push in Congress to rewrite how science gets used in regulation — and that has researchers worried. The industry-backed bill would let business nitpick raw data and ignore valid results.