New York Democrats redeem themselves after crushing losses of 2022
With 23 New York House races called by 1 a.m. Wednesday, Democrats redeemed their dismal 2022 showing in the Empire State. They held onto all their seats, pried two from Republicans and appeared ...
We talked to Black voters in 5 battleground states. Here’s what they said.
The impact of Black voters has been heavily scrutinized in the 2024 presidential campaign. At question is whether this voting ...
Dem Josh Riley topples House Republican in crucial upstate New York district
NEW YORK — Attorney Josh Riley clinched a crucial win for House Democrats on Tuesday night, unseating freshman Rep. Marc ...
‘I think it’s over’: Democrats despair as Trump runs up the score in battlegrounds
Democrats are living their nightmare. Again. As Election Day gave way to Wednesday, Democrats were beginning to reckon with ...
Why House GOP women are struggling to grow their numbers
Republican women have grown frustrated as they've watched their gains in the chamber stagnate — and it seems likely they’ll ...
GOP wins back control of the Senate
Republicans have wrested back control of the Senate after four years in the minority, positioning the GOP to play a massive ...
Democrat John Mannion flips crucial Syracuse House seat
NEW YORK — Democrat John Mannion flipped a central New York House seat Tuesday, clinching a must-win district for his party ...
It’s still the economy: What TV ads tell us about each campaign’s closing message
But Republicans have also been rushing to define Harris in the final stretch of the campaign: The vast majority of ads from ...
Why Dems’ abortion messaging might not be enough to flip the NH governor’s office
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Democrats are relying on their battle-tested abortion-rights playbook to win the nation’s most hotly ...
Everyone’s an Idiot on Election Night. Don’t Be One of Them.
Calder McHugh is deputy editor of POLITICO Nightly. Don’t you want to know what’s going to happen this election cycle, just a ...
At famously loud Berkeley, pro-Palestinian protests have grown quieter
BERKELEY, California — The pro-Palestinian activism that exploded this spring at the famously liberal University of ...
Native American voters saved Tester before. They may fall short this time.
Jon Tester needs to defy political gravity in Montana to win reelection, and early returns for a key demographic don’t bode well for him. The Montana lawmaker is the most vulnerable Democratic senator ...