Politics Jan 03 Bernie Sanders offers contrition as 2016 aides face harassment allegations “Of course, if I run again, we will do better next time,” Sanders told CNN.
Nation Nov 05 WATCH: PBS NewsHour 2018 Midterm Election coverage PBS NewsHour will present live coverage of the 2018 Midterm Elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 starting at 8pm ET on PBS stations nationwide.
Politics Nov 05 ‘Everything’s at stake’ on eve of first Trump-era elections There are indications that an oft-discussed "blue wave" may help Democrats seize control of at least one chamber of Congress. But two years after an election that proved polls and prognosticators wrong, nothing is certain on the eve of the…
Politics Oct 24 Senate slipping away as Democrats fight to preserve blue wave In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave. It's whether there will be a wave at all.
Politics Oct 16 2020 Democrats building ties to power brokers in key states Many of the Democratic Party's most ambitious have begun building relationships on the ground in the states most responsible for picking the next presidential nominee.
Politics Oct 15 GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority The Republican operatives and spending patterns by both sides indicate GOP defeat in as many as a dozen House races — halfway to the number Democrats need to seize the House majority this fall. Dozens more seats are in play.
Politics Sep 29 Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil Whether or not Republicans ultimately confirm Kavanaugh, some on the front lines of the GOP's midterm battlefield fear the party may have already lost.
Politics Sep 21 Early voting begins as midterm season enters final phase While Election Day 2018 is technically Nov. 6, Minnesota law allows in-person voting to begin Friday — a full 46 days early — making it the first battleground state to begin casting actual votes in the broader fight for control…
Politics Aug 22 Republicans — and some Democrats — reject impeachment talk Republicans are rejecting talk of impeachment without evidence of Russian collusion. Democrats, meanwhile, are steering clear of the word, too, and are instead zeroing in on what they call a "cesspool" of corruption engulfing the White House.
Politics Aug 14 Scott Walker is Wisconsin’s GOP choice as Midwest tests Trump appeal In the Midwest, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a one-time Trump skeptic, won the right to seek a third term…