Acouple of weeks out from a midterm election in which Republicans dramatically underperformed, one major theme has emerged in the post-mortems: Donald Trump is to blame. Turns out that voters do not like efforts to overthrow democracy, like Trump's attempted coup or the January 6 insurrection. As data analyst Nate Cohn at the New York Times demonstrated, Trump's "preferred primary candidates" — who usually won a Trump endorsement by backing his Big Lie...

It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the GOP nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run.

Let’s cut to the chase: The ebullient Republicans who marched into Tuesday’s midterm elections smugly confident they would surf to power on a mighty, nation-sweeping red wave were left high and dry. Why? I’d argue it’s a testament to Americans’ distaste for indecency.

Campaign ads have always had a loose association with the nuances of governance. But as the midterm elections tighten into dozens of battlegrounds across the country, a number of GOP ads are showing a breathtaking disregard for accuracy and clarity.

Even before Elon Musk completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, there was speculation and concerns about how the SpaceX and Tesla CEO would transform the social network. Musk, who took over Twitter following months of wrangling on October 27, has often expressed his desire to turn the platform into a "digital town square" where free speech and content are not strictly moderated.

Five people were killed and many more serious injured when Trump supporters attacked the congressional building on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. In the immediate aftermath, the Republican Party lost core supporters in great numbers. This is documented by three researchers from the Department of Political Science in a new study.

"We all know that he's so much more likely to lose the White House than anybody else running for president on our side of the aisle," Ryan said of Trump.

The Republican nominee has denied the claims, and has threatened to sue at least one media outlet for defamation.

The U.S. Supreme Court last March rebuffed an emergency request by North Carolina Republicans to allow the use in November's congressional elections of an electoral map they drew that a lower court invalidated for unlawfully disadvantaging Democrats.

Many pharmacies and physicians are forced to deny patients access to drugs, such as methotrexate, that can be used to help induce an abortion. A few weeks after the supreme court’s 24 June decision to overturn the nationwide abortion rights established by Roe v Wade, the pharmacy chain Walgreens sent Annie England Noblin a message, informing her that her monthly prescription of methotrexate was held up.

Huge bloc of women expected to turn out in November midterms to protect abortion rights – could it alter the election outcome?

Nikki Glaser is not exactly known for political comedy. But when she stepped in to be the last guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night, she quickly proved that there is no one she cannot roast. “I am the final guest host for the summer,” the stand-up comic and FBoy Island host said when she took the stage. “But luckily as a straight woman, I’m used to coming last. Or not at all.”

GOP lawmakers stripped efforts by Democrats to impose a $35 price cap on the cost of insulin for many patients from the legislative package moving through Congress.

Supporting or opposing former President Donald Trump has a causal effect on the perceived ideology of Republican candidates, according to new findings published in American Politics Research. The new study indicates that pro-Trump Republicans tend to be viewed as more “conservative” than anti-Trump Republicans even when policy issues are held constant.

U.S. Republicans in Congress are lining up behind legislation that critics say would roll back protections for transgender people, setting a playbook for action on a divisive social issue should they take control of Congress this fall.

After years spent telling Republicans that LGBTQ rights aren't important and mocking the community, the group was surprised to find out that the Party listened to them.

As Adam Schiff pointed out to Rachel Maddow, people don’t seek out preemptive pardons unless they think that they have broken the law. Legally, seeking out a preemptive pardon might not be evidence of a crime committed, but it is a red flag that when waved by members of Congress requires more investigation from law enforcement.

Former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch has died at 88, according to a press release from his foundation.

An attempt to bar the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress over her support for the January 6 attack can proceed, a federal judge said.

The Florida legislature will allow Governor Ron DeSantis to take the lead on redrawing the state’s 28 congressional districts, a highly unusual move that will probably diminish Black political power in the state and allow Republicans to further distort the state’s map to their advantage.