Nov 11 Watch 4:42 Republicans edge closer to winning control of both chambers of Congress By Lisa Desjardins More than a dozen congressional races have yet to be called as House Republicans are looking to maintain hold of the chamber. If they do, it would lead to Republicans holding a political trifecta over Washington. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 08 Pennsylvania Democrats keep 1-seat majority control of the state House By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The win by incumbent Rep. Frank Burns is the final House race to be called in a year when none of the 203 districts are changing hands. It gave Democrats a 102-101 margin and dashed Republican hopes of returning to… Continue reading
Nov 05 Senate Democrats face uphill battle By News Desk Nearly every competitive Senate race is currently held by a Democrat. Several are in presidential battlegrounds, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada. Gov. Jim Justice has won West Virginia, flipping the seat currently held by retiring Democratic-turned Independent… Continue reading
Nov 05 The cost of this election By Hannah Grabenstein The 2024 presidential election was the second most expensive since at least 1998. In total, $5.5 billion dollars was spent on the race by presidential candidates, political parties and independent interest groups trying to influence federal elections, according to… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:17 How Republican and Democratic convention delegates reflect American political divides By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Christine Romo, Mike Fritz, Sam Weber, Ryan Connelly Holmes With the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, both parties now have their official presidential nominees, and the race to Election Day begins in earnest. For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff takes us back to both convention… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:34 Fact-checking Democrats’ claims at the 2024 Democratic National Convention By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz In dozens of speeches this week, Democratic leaders have drawn a sharp contrast between how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump would govern. For context to some of what’s been said at the party’s convention in Chicago, Geoff Bennett speaks with… Continue watching
Aug 07 Wesley Bell, backed by AIPAC, defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush in St. Louis district primary By Jim Salter, Associated Press Bush's loss marks the second time this year that one of the party's incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 31 About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with prospect of Harris as nominee, AP-NORC poll shows By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new… Continue reading
Jul 30 Why Harris and Democratic allies keep calling Republicans Trump and Vance ‘weird’ By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Democrats have spotlighted Vance's comments on abortion and his previous suggestion that political leaders who don't have biological children "don't really have a direct stake" in the country. Continue reading
Jul 23 Kamala Harris is shaping up to be the Democratic nominee in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Democrats argue in 2024 Harris will be able to leverage the best of her 2020 effort in a matchup against one man: Republican former President Donald Trump. Continue reading