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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conducts a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 17.

Jeffries says Democrats are poised to win the House majority

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 4, 2026 at 9:19pm
Republican Rep. Derek Schmidt, here at the Capitol in September, represents Kansas' 2nd District, a new Democratic target.

House Democrats grow more bullish about midterms as target list expands

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 2, 2026 at 7:45am, Updated October 3, 2026 at 7:54pm
Filmmaker Alex Gibney, left, talks with Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick about his new documentary about Elon Musk on the latest episode of Political Theater.

Alex Gibney and the odyssey of ‘Musk’

By Jason Dick
Posted October 2, 2026 at 8:56am
The presidential limo known as "The Beast" rolls into the factory floor as President Donald Trump visits the Peterbilt Motors truck plant in Denton, Texas, on Thursday.

‘Pain in the ass’: Trump again shows annoyance with Paxton after leaked audio

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 1, 2026 at 7:01pm

At the Races: Debate demands and dodges

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 1, 2026 at 3:45pm
Maine Sen. Susan Collins talks with reporters during votes in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Vulnerable Republican senators stick with Trump on votes since 2025

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 1, 2026 at 1:50pm
Former NASA Chief of Staff Bale Dalton is the Democratic nominee for Florida's 7th District.

Florida Democrat is latest candidate to unveil anticorruption plan

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 1, 2026 at 6:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles. E. Schumer, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, called the bill "ineffective" at addressing concerns over lawmaker stock trades. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers’ stock trading bill falls short in Senate

By Nina Heller
Posted September 30, 2026 at 1:55pm
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted leads CQ Roll Call's latest list of the most vulnerable senators. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, about a month out from Election Day

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 30, 2026 at 5:00am
California Rep. James Gallagher tops CQ Roll Call's latest list of the most vulnerable House lawmakers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The 10 most vulnerable House members just over a month before Election Day

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 30, 2026 at 5:00am
Katy Padilla Stout, the Democratic nominee in Texas' 23rd District, meets with supporters in San Antonio earlier this month. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A rural Texas district tests Democrats’ quest to expand House map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 29, 2026 at 5:44pm
A podium stands ready for a Sept. 16 House Democratic event on the steps of the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Confessions of a political handicapper

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 29, 2026 at 3:46pm
Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump flies over Neyland Stadium prior to a game between the Texas Longhorns and Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images)

Midterms looming, Trump opts for football, golf and a late dinner with Dario Amodei

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 28, 2026 at 3:49pm
The Supreme Court as seen in Washington in June.

Supreme Court again rejects Missouri effort to use GOP-friendly map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 25, 2026 at 7:47pm
A woman casts her ballot on the second day of early voting ahead of the midterm elections at a polling place in Wheaton, Ill., on Sept. 25, 2026. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court revives expansion of federal voter database

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 25, 2026 at 1:14pm
Independent candidate Dan Osborn of Nebraska attends a news conference outside the Capitol on Thursday.

Who would this independent caucus with? ‘Everybody’

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 24, 2026 at 8:03pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks with reporters at the Capitol on Thursday. He’s been getting a version of this question a lot: Will you run for leader again?

‘The assumption is yes,’ Thune says of another leadership run

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 24, 2026 at 6:15pm
Texas Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido, seen here at a campaign rally in Goliad, Texas, on Sept. 12, is running against Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a district President Donald Trump won easily. The House race is competitive, and a case study for election year dynamics.

Gathering threads: The stories defining the midterm elections

By Jason Dick, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 24, 2026 at 5:41pm

At the Races: Pivot time for Republicans

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 24, 2026 at 4:00pm
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a news conference on Wednesday after holding a hearing titled "Standing Up for Women in Sports: Ensuring Opportunity, Fairness and Safety for Female Athletes.” The issue is resonating on the campaign trail — but it looks a little different from 2024.

As GOP revives anti-trans playbook, Dems try to turn the page

By Savannah Behrmann and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 24, 2026 at 1:53pm
Bobby Pulido, the Democratic nominee for Texas' 15th District, speaks at a campaign rally in Goliad, Texas, on Sept. 12. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

In South Texas, Bobby Pulido urges voters to see beyond red and blue

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 22, 2026 at 5:12pm
Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, holds an ax given to him during a July campaign event in the Bangor area. Inside Elections now rates his race against GOP Sen. Susan Collins as a Toss-up. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rating changes: A dozen more races move toward Democrats

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 22, 2026 at 4:28pm
President Donald Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

‘Into hell’: Trump signals aggressive lame-duck foreign policy at UN

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 22, 2026 at 1:20pm
Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, seen in the Capitol on July 17, 2025, is backing New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler for reelection. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Golden breaks Democratic ranks to support Lawler’s reelection bid

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 21, 2026 at 12:40pm, Updated at 2:55pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Sept. 9. Depending on how the GOP does in the midterms, such conventions could become a tradition, Roll Call Campaigns Analyst Nathan L. Gonzales says.

What a long, strange primary season it’s been

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 18, 2026 at 8:40am

At the Races: AI voted?

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 17, 2026 at 3:05pm
President Donald Trump greets supporters Wednesday at a rally in Gastonia, N.C., to drum up support for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley.

Trump slams Democrat Cooper as ‘weak’ on crime as he campaigns in North Carolina

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 16, 2026 at 9:56pm, Updated September 17, 2026 at 11:14am
Democrat Janelle Stelson's campaign for Pennsylvania's 10th District is getting some help from NRDC Action Fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Environmental groups launch new canvassing effort to boost Democrats

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 16, 2026 at 5:00am
Johnny Garcia, the Democratic nominee for Texas' 35th District, speaks to campaign volunteers before going door-knocking in San Antonio on Sept. 12. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn ‘dummymander’

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:04pm
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Will there be more midterm conventions?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 15, 2026 at 10:58am