In the aftermath of recent gains, Democrats are feeling hopeful about taking back at least one house of Congress next November. The gubernatorial blowouts in New Jersey and Virginia, and the 2025 ...

Republicans largely consolidate around saying worse off (84%), with Democrats slightly less likely to say the country would be better off (79%). Independents tilt toward the positive, 35% better off ...

Elise Stefanik is just the latest top Republican deciding against running in the 2026 midterms. Elise Stefanik is joined by state GOP lawmakers during a news conference where she spoke in opposition ...

We are very different people. One of us is a lifelong Democrat and member of the N.C. State Wolfpack; the other a Republican and die-hard Tar Heel. But there's a new opportunity we strongly agree on: ...

Hotly contested primaries for Congress and governor next year will not only choose new candidates for important midterm races, but also serve as early battlegrounds in the fight for the future of both ...

A candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for an open seat in Congress in Oakland County identified as a Republican as ...

Democrat Rob Long is the newest member of the Florida House of Representatives, after winning an overwhelming victory Tuesday in a Palm Beach County special election. Unofficial results Wednesday ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling. Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey ...

FILE - A man wears an "I voted" sticker on his shirt, printed with the American flag and the U.S. constitution, after voting at Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center in Fort Myers, Fla, on Election Day, Nov ...

Elise Stefanik is just the latest top Republican deciding against running in the 2026 midterms. When Republican US Representative Elise Stefanik signaled in late June of this year that she would ...