COVID-19 dominates closing days of California recall election
Republicans promise to repeal vaccine and mask mandates, while Governor Gavin Newsom makes keeping them his central argument.
Census Bureau releases data used to redraw congressional maps
The bureau's data will take weeks to sort out, but commissions and legislatures can now begin to draw maps after months of delays.
Wisconsin Dem Ron Kind announces he will not run for reelection
Kind is the third House Democrat in a competitive seat to either retire or launch a campaign for a different office.
Dems' online fundraising platform halts donations for Cuomo
ActBlue's decision cuts off grassroots, small-dollar donations to Cuomo, who had indicated that he planned to run for reelection.
Texas governor announces new special session to begin Saturday
The Democrats left the Legislature during the regular session in May and then fled the state in July to prevent a vote on a measure governing elections.
Shontel Brown defeats Nina Turner in Ohio special election
One tests the power of former President Trump's endorsement, while the other pits progressive and establishment Democratic factions against each other.
Jake Ellzey wins runoff election for Texas' 6th district
This marks the first time that a candidate Mr. Trump endorsed has lost an election since the former president left office.
Biden hits campaign trail with Terry McAuliffe in Virginia
The president hit the campaign trail for the first time for a 2021 race, in hopes of helping Terry McAuliffe win a second term as governor.
Swing-district House Republicans show strong fundraising
Republicans say digital fundraising and an excited donor base are helping close any cash gap with Democrats.
GOP to air attack ads over relocation of MLB All-Star game
The ads blame Democrats for Atlanta's anticipated lost revenue after MLB moved All-Star game in response to outcry over Georgia's voting laws.
Colorado's independent commission draws up preliminary House map
The state is one of four that 's relying on an independent commission to draw the district lines, rather than allowing the partisan state legislature to do so.
Pelosi introduces bill to set up January 6 select committee
Pelosi is considering including a Republican among her appointments to a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
McAuliffe projected to win Democratic nod for Virginia governor
Historically, the party in charge of the White House loses Virginia's governor's race in the following year, but McAuliffe beat that streak in 2013 during his first term as governor.
Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins special House election in N.M.
Her win is a positive sign for Democrats, adding to their razor-thin majority in Congress and breaking their streak of underperformances since the 2020 election.
McAuliffe embraces Biden in bid for second term as Virginia governor
McAuliffe, hoping to win a nonconsecutive second term as Virginia governor in 2022, faces a crowded Democratic primary on June 8.