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President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler at a campaign event in Rockland County. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump tests midterm coattails with visit to Lawler’s ‘Harris district’

‘Democrats, they want to raise your taxes,’ president says

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 22, 2026 at 5:41pm

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters after a Senate Budget Committee markup on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. President Donald Trump endorsed Cornyn’s opponent Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary.

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Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam

By FactCheck.org
Posted May 22, 2026 at 4:57pm

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At the Races: Full disclosure, Jersey edition

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 21, 2026 at 4:10pm
Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, here at a hearing in 2023, tops CQ Roll Call's latest list of the top most vulnerable House members. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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The 10 most vulnerable House members, less than 6 months from Election Day

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 21, 2026 at 5:00am
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., arrives for a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Trump’s influence on GOP primaries spurs ‘pretty sour’ feelings

By Jacob Fulton and Valerie Yurk
Posted May 20, 2026 at 5:47pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. President Donald Trump endorsed Cornyn’s opponent Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary.

No, it’s not an anti-incumbent election, Volume 4

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 20, 2026 at 4:53pm
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins will face Derek Dooley in a Senate Republican primary runoff next month. (Jason Allen/Getty Images)

GOP Senate primaries in Georgia and Alabama head to June runoffs

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 20, 2026 at 1:30am
Pennsylvania Rep. Ryan Mackenzie will face Democrat Bob Brooks in November. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Matchups for 4 battleground House races are set in Pennsylvania

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 20, 2026 at 1:13am
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary Tuesday to a Trump-backed opponent.

Massie ousted in Kentucky primary by Trump-backed challenger

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 19, 2026 at 9:48pm
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., arrives for a Senate Armed Services Committee briefing on March 10.

GOP senators push for challenge to House maps in Democratic states

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:46pm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a campaign stop on May 15 in Little Elm, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Trump backs Paxton over Cornyn in Texas runoff

By Daniela Altimari and John T. Bennett
Posted May 19, 2026 at 2:12pm

At the Races: The revenge tour continues

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:00am
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, topped Roll Call's Most Vulnerable Incumbent senator list for a few days before losing his primary. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, came in at No. 2 on the list and faces a competitive general election contest.

The sometimes fleeting status of Roll Call’s Most Vulnerable Incumbent list

By Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 18, 2026 at 5:52pm
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, here at an April hearing, finished third in the Saturday's Republican primary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 16, 2026 at 11:49pm, Updated May 17, 2026 at 12:19am

At the Races: Bayou State brawl

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 16, 2026 at 5:00am
A sign directs early voters on the Virginia redistricting referendum to the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., in March.

Supreme Court turns aside Virginia redistricting request

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:52pm
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, here at a news conference outside the Capitol in April, won't be seeking reelection from his redrawn seat.

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen announces retirement after GOP dismantles his district

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:12pm
Rep. Cleo Fields, D-La., speaks at a news conference on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais on April 29. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Louisiana Senate approves new map that would scrap majority-Black district

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 15, 2026 at 11:37am
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol.

Rep. Max Miller files defamation lawsuit against ex-wife

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:14pm, Updated May 15, 2026 at 9:26am
President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in March to limit mail-in voting as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office.

Judge weighs challenges to Trump order on mail voting limits

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:24pm

At the Races: Hitting the gas

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:30pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has a tough primary coming up this weekend. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, less than 6 months before Election Day

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 14, 2026 at 5:00am
Demcorat Denise Powell speaks during her primary election watch party in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images)

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary for battleground Nebraska seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:45am
A recent GOP-sponsored poll found Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani trailing his Democratic opponent. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What can we learn from House Republican polling?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 13, 2026 at 4:22pm
Denise Powell and John Cavanaugh are locked in a close Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd District. (Courtesy Denise Powell for Congress/Facebook, John Cavanaugh for Congress/Facebook)

Denise Powell leads in Democratic primary for crucial Nebraska ‘blue dot’ seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 13, 2026 at 2:26am
The Kansas City-area seat currently held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., would stretch hundreds of miles across much of the state under a new congressional map.

State supreme court upholds new Missouri congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 12, 2026 at 2:18pm, Updated at 7:27pm
Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., pictured here in July 2025, is the lone Democrat in South Carolina's House delegation.

South Carolina state Senate stymies redistricting effort

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2026 at 7:23pm
Alabama Democrat Shomari Figures would see his 2nd District seat become Republican-leaning if the state uses a 2023 map this fall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Alabama governor sets Aug. 11 primary elections for 4 House seats

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2026 at 3:11pm

At the Races: Connecting the blue dot

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2026 at 5:00am
Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais on April 29. Rep. Sewell is flanked from left by Reps. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., Troy Carter, D-La., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Al Green, D-Texas, Shomari Figures, D-Ala., and Cleo Fields, D-La.

Supreme Court moves Alabama closer to new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 11, 2026 at 7:01pm
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott speaks during the investiture ceremony of Chief Justice Cleo E. Powell in the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia on March 2, 2026 in Richmond, Va. (Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images)

Virginia officials ask Supreme Court to step into congressional map clash

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 11, 2026 at 5:26pm
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies during a House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on her department's fiscal 2027 budget request on April 16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Higher fertilizer prices pressure Trump-loyal US farmers

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 11, 2026 at 5:00am
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Alabama presses to use congressional map challenged by Black voters

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2026 at 5:43pm
A sign urges early voters to vote against the Virginia redistricting referendum in Arlington, Va.

Virginia Supreme Court invalidates redrawn congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2026 at 11:05am, Updated at 1:05pm