Midterms

Two States Approved Abortion Restrictions on Tuesday

By Abigail Abrams

Lauren Underwood's Unlikely Congressional Bid Is All About Health Care

By Charlotte Alter/St. Charles, Ill.

Poll: Youth Midterm Election Turnout Could Be Historic

By Katie Reilly

These Candidates Made History in the 2018 Midterms

By Samantha Cooney
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President Trump's Midterm Arguments: Mobs, Immigration and the Economy

In front of thousands of supporters packed into in the Houston Toyota Center, President Donald Trump talked up his one-time rival Ted Cruz and starkly laid out his version of the choice voters face in...

By Brian Bennett / Houston, Texas and Tessa Berenson Rogers

We're Running Thousands of Midterm Simulations Until Election Day. Here's How Often Each Party Wins

Will Democrats take control of Congress, or will Republicans maintain their majority control?

By Chris Wilson

Why President Trump Is a Threat to GOP Senate Prospects

As Air Force One sped from Billings, Mont., to Fargo, N.D., on Sept. 7, President Donald Trump dipped into the press cabin to casually announce that he was prepared to slap another quarter-trillion dollars in...

By Philip Elliott

Campaign Uncovered by Facebook 'Probably' Russian

The assessment follows Facebook revealing evidence of a political influence campaign on the platform ahead of the U.S. midterms

By Katy Steinmetz

President Obama Mostly Plays it Safe With His First Midterm Endorsements

It's a diverse group, but has notable exceptions — like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez

By Alana Abramson

‘It’s a Sea Change’ for Democratic Women in the Primaries

Why female candidates are dominating the 2018 Democratic primaries

By Molly Ball

Republican Wins Special Election in Georgia

Results suggest House truly up for grabs in 2018

By Philip Elliott

Mary Landrieu Talks to TIME About the Fight of Her Political Life

The senior Senator from Louisiana talks hardball politics and Keystone XL at a campaign stop in New Orleans

By Denver Nicks—NEW ORLEANS

How Republicans Did It

Eager to avoid another Todd Akin, a national Republican group trained Senate candidates on how to avoid campaign-ending gaffes

By Alex Rogers

2 Candidates With Criminal Concerns Past and Present Had 2 Different Endings

Legal trouble is a political death knell, except when it's not

By Elizabeth Barber

Angelina Jolie for Senate?

The actress says she is "open" to the possibility of public office

By Elizabeth Barber

American Politicians Pose Greater Threat to Democracy Than ISIS

The lying campaign ads, shady voter ID laws and sanctioned dishonesty should be illegal—and those complicit should be arrested

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Student Protesters Prepare for Midterms and for Harder Questions

The city's young demonstrators are keeping up their studies on the barricades, but the big political questions may be harder to answer

By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong

Here Are 5 of The Most Dishonest Political Ads of 2014

We are deep in the heart of ‘gotcha’ season, with campaigns drudging up petty scandals to fire in attack ads rather than focusing on substantive issues. But some of those ads take it too far....

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

The Delta Blues

Two town meetings, two very different kinds of despair

By Joe Klein

This Is the Most Sexist Republican Ad of the Year

The College Republicans National Committee ad aimed at women describes Florida Governor Rick Scott as the perfect wedding dress

By Charlotte Alter
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