Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ retirement announcement took Capitol Hill by surprise, and she set off a domino effect in the least populous and most Republican state in the union. But the fight for her seat looks to be a few broncos short of a rodeo. Rep. Harriet Hageman, the state’s lone House member, wasted little […]
By Nathan L. Gonzales The unexpected death of California Republican Doug LaMalfa is a sad reminder of the fragility of the GOP’s House majority on Capitol Hill. In 2024, House Republicans won a 220-215 majority. But that’s with all of the seats filled, and that margin has fluctuated over the past 12 months with four […]
Alaska Senate. Former Rep. Mary Peltola is interviewing campaign managers ahead of a potential challenge to GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, according to Axios. This would be a recruitment win for Senate Democrats considering Peltola might have had an easier chance getting elected governor and her entry would put the Senate seat on the battleground. Peltola […]
Minnesota Governor. DFL Gov. Tim Walz announced he will not seek re-election. He was already trying to buck history by trying to secure a third term, but news snowballed against him when a YouTuber highlighted allegations of significant fraud in the state’s childcare system and Somali community. Now, all eyes are on DFL Sen. Amy […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat who was his party’s vice presidential nominee in 2024, announced Monday he is dropping his campaign for a third term. The announcement comes amid weeks of scrutiny over the state’s perceived indifference to the alleged misuse of public funds in social services programs. The alleged fraud came under increased […]
Nathan Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin tackle tough end-of-the-year questions with a holiday mailbag episode. From the state of the midterm elections, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s electoral future, and each party’s recruitment holes in the fight for the House to the Roman Empire, Star Trek and the Seattle Seahawks, Jacob and Nathan cover a lot of territory. Listen […]
By Nathan L. Gonzales Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis announced she will not seek re-election to a second term in Wyoming. Lummis is the fifth Republican, and ninth senator overall, to be leaving the chamber. That’s nearly double the per-cycle average of five Senate open seats, going back to at least 1930. She joins GOP colleagues […]
It’s been 18 years since a Democrat won a Senate race in North Carolina. Even so, the Tar Heel State is the best chance Democrats have at flipping a seat next year — a clear sign of the difficult map facing Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus. But there’s at least one reason for […]
The Democratic nominee for Virginia’s upcoming attorney general race is facing backlash after a series of 2022 text messages in which he spoke about shooting the former Virginia House speaker resurfaced. Jay Jones, a former state legislator now running to be the state’s top prosecutor, has since apologized for the comments, calling them “abhorrent.” However, […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday said he’ll end his bid for reelection. He made the announcement in a video on X, telling city residents it was an “honor to be your mayor.” “Despite all we’ve achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign,” Adams said in his video Sunday. “The constant media speculation […]
