California Governor. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan jumped into the crowded field that already includes eight notable Democrats, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, former Rep. Katie Porter, former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigossa, billionaire Tom Steyer and more. There are also two Republicans running, Riverside County…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Ryan Faircloth of the Star Tribune analyze the impact of the surge of ICE agents and border patrol and two fatal shootings in the Twin Cities on key Minnesota races for governor, Senate and the House and talk about how previous political assassinations in the…
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
It’s been 20 years since one party flipped both the House and the Senate in the same cycle, but that’s exactly what Democrats are hoping to do in 2026.
While Democrats can win the House majority by winning Democratic-leaning and toss-up areas, the…
Alabama. Open; Tommy Tuberville (R) running for governor. Primary May 19. Runoff (if necessary) June 16. Trump unexpectedly endorsed 1st District Rep. Barry Moore in the GOP primary, giving the congressman from Enterprise a big boost in the crowded race. Moore, a favorite of the Club for Growth, is running…
Kentucky. Open; Mitch McConnell (R), not seeking re-election. Primary May 19. With Trump keeping his distance from the GOP primary so far, the race has not developed significantly. Former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron still polls well ahead of Rep. Andy Barr and Lexington businessman Nate Morris, but he remains…
North Carolina. Open; Thom Tillis (R) not seeking re-election. Primary March 3. Runoff (if necessary) May 12. Former Gov. Roy Cooper may represent Democrats’ best chance at flipping a Senate seat this fall. Cooper is universally known, left office relatively popular, and has demonstrated fundraising ability, pulling in $24 million…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Jonathan Martin of Politico make their bold predictions for 2026, covering the fight for the House, Senate, governors and the beginning of the 2028 presidential race. Jacob and Nathan also cover the can’t miss headlines and latest news in races in Alaska, Florida, Wyoming and…
Former Rep. Mary Peltola announced her Senate campaign on Monday, making Alaska a competitive race and giving Democrats a better chance at winning the majority in November.
Getting Peltola into the race was a months-long effort for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer considering the former congresswoman probably had a better…
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…
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…
