Midterm Elections

How to Fix the Broken Supreme Court Confirmation Mess

By John C. Danforth

Democrats Win the House

By Molly Ball

'History Has its Eyes on Us.' James Comey Wants Americans to Vote for Democrats This November

By Alana Abramson

Can Beto O'Rourke Turn Texas Blue?

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Democrats Have So Many Candidates They Could Go Broke. A New Group Might Have the Fix

How SwingLeft is "hacking campaigns finance" to win the House

By Charlotte Alter

Looming Shutdown Would Be a Disaster for Trump

During a fight over a spending bill last year, President Donald Trump tweeted that the federal government needed “a good shutdown” to force Democrats to cooperate. But as Congress steams toward a Jan. 19 deadline...

By Philip Elliott

McConnell's Big Night, Interstellar and Gay-Marriage Bans

Here are four of the biggest stories for the first week of November

By TIME Video

The GOP’s Other Glittering Prize

Can Republicans agree on a leader to take back the White House?

By TIME Staff

Is This Hillary Clinton’s Moment?

To win in 2016, she will need to appear fresh, aggressive and optimistic

By Joe Klein

How Mitch McConnell Won the Day

The GOP takes a victory lap

By David Von Drehle

Marijuana Wins, And So Do Money-Backed Candidates

If you were a gubernatorial candidate with a lot of money for TV ad campaigns, you probably won last night

By TIME Video

Super PACs Are the Big Spenders in the Midterm Elections

They'll spend some $700 million throughout this election season

By TIME Video

GOP Poised for Senate Win

"I think the wind is at our back," says Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

By Dan Hirschhorn

Voting Rights Battles Heat Up Ahead of Midterm Elections

After Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Texas may send voting rights cases to the Supreme Court

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Clinton Pledges to Campaign for Female Democratic Candidates

Calling out Senate and gubernatorial candidates by name, Clinton pledges to help get every woman on the ballot elected

By Jay Newton-Small

What Voters Care About Most: Economy, Healthcare and Terrorism

A new poll from Pew Research sheds light on key issues in the upcoming midterm elections

By Denver Nicks

Washington Wrestles Over Syria

Few savor the idea of voting for military action with the midterm elections looming

By Jay Newton-Small

Few Candidates Fear Mayday, The 'Super PAC to End Super PACs'

The Mayday Super PAC, which is bankrolling pro-campaign finance reform candidates and targeting those it sees as barriers to change, recently gave politicians the chance to “inoculate” themselves from the PAC’s wrath by pledging to...

By Denver Nicks

The 'Super PAC to End All Super PACs' Is Backing These Candidates

And gives Congress an ultimatum before revealing its entire slate

By Denver Nicks

Democrats Eye Political Wish-List of Votes

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing bills that have little chance of passage but could make for good political messaging

By Alex Rogers
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