Politics Nov 11 By the numbers: Veterans in Congress The 114th Congress will be made up of 70 current members and 11 incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have served or are serving in the U.S. military. Three of the incoming members are Democrats; the other…
Politics Nov 11 Money is pretty good predictor of who will win elections We already know that the $4 billion spent on this midterm election was more than any other midterm in history. It was the most on congressional elections ever, including during a presidential year. What do the numbers really tell us?…
Politics Nov 10 2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years Final numbers are still being tallied, but at this point it looks pretty clear that turnout in these midterms was the lowest overall in 70 years. Turnout of the voting-eligible population was just 36.4 percent, according to the projection from…
Politics Nov 06 How the battle of the sexes shifted power in DC Today in the Morning Line: Women make just incremental gains Democrats slipped with women Republicans won big margins with men in key places Women in the new Congress: There will be 100 women for the first time in Congress.
Politics Nov 05 Breaking down the 2014 Republican wave Last night was a huge night for Republicans. They took back the Senate, netting seven seats (so far); they could get up to 250 House seats when all the vote counting is completed, which would be the most seats for…
Politics Nov 04 Your election night cheat sheet Tune into the PBS NewsHour tonight for more than seven hours of live election coverage. You also can download our 2014 PBS Election Briefing Book and learn about which states' political parties spent the most in campaign ads in Tuesday's…
Politics Nov 03 Poised for a promotion, Kentucky’s McConnell paints Grimes as an Obama supporter Kentucky's Senate race pits the second most powerful Republican in Washington against a hard-charging 35-year-old Democratic challenger. Five-time incumbent Mitch McConnell stands to become the next majority leader, but he's also unpopular in his home state. Meanwhile, Democrat Alison Lundergan…
Politics Nov 03 Morning Line’s final Top 10 Senate races Over the weekend, a rash of polls were released -- all pointing to a Republican edge. There are still some key questions for Election Night. One big one -- will it end on Election Night? Republicans need to net six…
Politics Oct 29 President Obama knows where he’s not welcome President Obama largely has been missing from the campaign trail during this 2014 campaign. And the places where this campaign is playing out, where the most competitive Senate races are, are in states he lost by double-digits during the 2012…
Politics Oct 28 A week out, here are the most competitive Senate races We’ve written a lot about the top takeovers, with Republicans needing to net six seats to take control of the U.S. Senate. But what about the closest races? And a lot of them are close. Of the 36 states where…