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South Carolina Democrat Annie Andrews, here greeting prospective voters in Edisto Island, S.C., in August, outraised Republican Sen. Darline Graham during the third fundraising quarter, new federal filings show.

Campaigns

Senate Democratic candidates in red states dominate third-quarter fundraising

Hauls could help against onslaught of Republican outside spending

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2026 at 4:02pm

For farmers in agriculture-heavy states, the price of diesel is hitting home in the weeks before the midterm elections.

Campaigns

Diesel dilemma squeezes Republicans in America’s heartland

By Savannah Behrmann, David Jordan and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2026 at 2:51pm
House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and other GOP leaders speak to reporters after a Sept. 1 conference meeting.

Congress

‘Scrappy’ conference chair helped shape GOP midterm message

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 16, 2026 at 2:19pm
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Wednesday.

Campaigns

‘Should be shot’: Trump intensifies midterms messaging

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2026 at 1:30pm
Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton chairs the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund.

Campaigns

New Dems look to boost ranks and build clout

By Nina Heller
Posted October 16, 2026 at 10:00am
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 8th District, listens to Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, president of Social Security Works PAC — and former signer for the band Sha Na Na —  perform during a campaign event in Jessup, Pa., on Oct. 7, 2026.

Capitol Lens — Canvassing the Keystone State

By Tom Williams and Chris Hale
Posted October 16, 2026 at 3:30pm
A banner featuring a photo of President Donald Trump hangs outside the Justice Department in Washington on June 15.

DOJ sues California over mail ballots, alleging they were sent to noncitizens

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 15, 2026 at 6:08pm

2026 State Sessions Recap Report

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted September 10, 2026 at 12:07pm
Federal officials said the FBI is investigating a series of suspicious mailings. Above, sunrise illuminates the Capitol in September.

‘Suspicious substances’ target senators on anniversary of attack

By Savannah Behrmann, Michael Macagnone and Nina Heller
Posted October 15, 2026 at 1:51pm, Updated at 5:04pm
Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen outside the Capitol on July 25, 2024.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz faces sex trafficking lawsuit

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 15, 2026 at 4:21pm

At the Races: Seeing red in Minnesota?

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 15, 2026 at 3:55pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., talks with reporters during votes in the Capitol on Sept. 30.

Calling off livestream of execution was right call, members say

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 15, 2026 at 3:48pm
Laura Lytle poses for a photo in the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol on July 2, 2013.

Journalists mourn former press gallery director Laura Lytle

By Nina Heller
Posted October 15, 2026 at 12:45pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., dismissed a probe by HSI as politically motivated. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Homeland Security investigative unit in spotlight in Omar probe

By Paul M. Krawzak and Jacob Fulton
Posted October 15, 2026 at 6:28am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House for a campaign trip to Alaska on Tuesday.

Trump’s new congressional liaison in pre-midterm limbo

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 14, 2026 at 8:08pm
The Federal Communications Commission seal is seen in a briefing room earlier this year.

Political ad rates case frozen through midterms

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 14, 2026 at 5:58pm
A Supreme Court decision in the case could have far-reaching implications in the age of targeted advertising.

Justices wrestle with video privacy law from VHS era

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 14, 2026 at 2:45pm
A sign for the Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Social Security benefits set for a boost next year

By Jacob Fulton
Posted October 14, 2026 at 12:03pm

Capitol Ink | MAGA misgivings

By R.J. Matson
Posted October 14, 2026 at 7:00am
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is favored to become her state's first female governor, as are several other candidates in states that have never elected women to their highest office.

These states could elect their first female governors this year

By Andrew Menezes
Posted October 14, 2026 at 5:30am
From left, Reps. Keith Self of Texas, Eric Burlison of Missouri and Clay Higgins of Louisiana have been floated as potential chairs of the House Freedom Caucus next Congress. (Bill Clark/Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Amid ‘time of transition,’ Freedom Caucus sees room to grow its influence

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 14, 2026 at 5:00am
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 8th District, poses for a photo with Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, the president of Social Security Works PAC and a member of 1970s rock group Sha Na Na, at an event in Jessup, Pa., on Oct. 7. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrat bets on anti-corruption pitch in Pennsylvania swing district

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 13, 2026 at 7:38pm
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, attend a Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 2. They are among six Republican senators who signed a letter opposing the Russian diesel purchases deal.

Bipartisan chorus to Trump: Undo Russian diesel deal

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 13, 2026 at 4:51pm, Updated at 7:32pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a rally outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters on Feb. 3, 2026.

Omar home search raises fears about election season probes

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 13, 2026 at 6:52pm
Pennsylvania Rep. Ryan Mackenzie speaks at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September.

House’s most vulnerable Republicans haven’t deviated from Trump on 2026 votes

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 13, 2026 at 5:49pm
Iowa Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks greets a constituent at a campaign event in Davenport.

Suddenly competitive Iowa now pivotal to midterm election

By USC Annenberg Media
Posted October 13, 2026 at 5:30pm
Kimberly Guilfoyle is pictured at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump ousts US ambassador to Greece amid corruption allegations

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 13, 2026 at 1:16pm, Updated at 4:36pm
Elon Musk leaves a lunch with Senate Republicans in the Capitol on March 5, 2025.

Into the uncanny valley of ‘Musk’

By Jason Dick
Posted October 13, 2026 at 4:34pm

Capitol Lens | Space X marks the spot

By Bill Clark
Posted October 13, 2026 at 3:01pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Sept. 30, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pentagon OKs second destroyer for Maine’s Bath Iron Works

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted October 13, 2026 at 12:57pm
Retiring California Rep. Darrell Issa, here at the Capitol in April, is leaving behind a redrawn seat that Democrats are favored to flip in November. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Republicans appear to have an open-seat problem

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted October 13, 2026 at 12:26pm
Senate Democratic whip Richard J. Durbin speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in in Chicago. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Retiring Durbin stepped up to the plate time and again for baseball

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 13, 2026 at 10:32am
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

National leaders crisscross the country at campaign crunch time

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 13, 2026 at 6:45am
Ranking member Richard J. Durbin arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 4, 2026. The Illinois Democrat is retiring after 44 years in Congress.

He’s retiring from the Senate. What will happen to his ‘dream’? 

By Nina Heller
Posted October 13, 2026 at 5:00am
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks with family members who lost loved ones on flight 5342 before a related hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026.

Army findings inject urgency into air safety bill talks

By Kelly Livingston
Posted October 9, 2026 at 4:41pm, Updated at 7:36pm
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