Since the 2024 elections, Democrats in or seeking office have tried hard to stick to the new playbook: Focus on pocketbook worries, criticize President Trump if you must, but for the love of all that is sacred, avoid the social issues that Republicans have used to paint the party as out of touch — and […]
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President Trump’s fragile agreement with Iran has introduced a new variable into this year’s midterm elections. Democratic candidates have assailed the agreement, arguing that the president accepted unfavorable terms to try to end an unnecessary war that hurt the economy. Republicans have been more divided. Some, eager to turn the page on the unpopular war, […]
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new video loaded: Can Democrats Overcome G.O.P. Gerrymandering? <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/06/11/us/elections/RV_Thumbnail-3/RV_Thumbnail-3–jumbo.png?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, who writes The Tilt newsletter, looks at the Republicans’ advantage in the House of Representatives after partisan redistricting. To win the House, how much of the popular vote would Democrats need to win? By Nate Cohn, Laura […]
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Senator John Cornyn was not consoled when President Trump professed on social media that the senior Republican from Texas would “remain my friend for a long time to come” after the president had enthusiastically endorsed the man who defeated Mr. Cornyn, ending his Senate career. “If that’s the way friends treat you, you wonder about […]
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Speaking to a conservative radio host on Monday, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles made an unusually pointed prediction that cast doubt on the results of California’s primary races, even as votes were still being counted. “We will be charging some people,” the prosecutor, Bill Essayli, told the host, Glenn Beck, delivering a promise […]
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Last week, President Trump celebrated his grip over the Republican Party. “Look at what happened last night,” Mr. Trump boasted at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, after yet another MAGA-aligned candidate he had endorsed walloped an establishment Republican, this time in the Texas primary. “That was the prelude to the midterms.” But it’s far from […]
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Swept into power by voters who were frustrated with the nation’s economic trajectory, President Trump promised at his inauguration to “bring prices down.” But that was January 2025, more than a year before the White House would forge ahead with an agenda that has sent inflation roaring back, testing the patience — and the finances […]
Read MoreA vulnerable Republican congresswoman in Virginia set off an uproar from Democrats after she agreed with remarks by a local radio host who said that Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House minority leader and a Black man, should keep his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.” The dust-up surrounding the congresswoman, Representative Jen Kiggans, […]
Read MoreAt a recent stop at a brewery in Des Moines, Rob Sand, a Democrat running for governor, didn’t hold back about what the matter with Iowa is. The state has among the worst economies of all 50 states in the country, he said. College-educated Iowans are leaving the state in droves. The state is in […]
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new video loaded: President Trump Seeks Retribution in Republican Primaries <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/05/us/politics/SG_Thumbnail/SG_Thumbnail-jumbo.png?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width President Trump is endorsing candidates in a series of primary elections this month, trying to defeat incumbents in his own party who have crossed him. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains. By Shane Goldmacher, Jon Miller, Paul Abowd and Luke […]
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new video loaded: Florida Redistricts in Republicans’ Favor <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/04/30/arts/NickC-florida/NickC-florida-jumbo.png?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width Our politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how Florida redrew its congressional district maps to create four more Republican-leaning House seats. By Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, June Kim and Leanne Abraham May 1, 2026
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President Trump’s approval ratings are down. Gas prices are up. Congressional Republicans are heading to the exits in record numbers. And Democratic enthusiasm is cresting. With a little more than six months until the midterm elections, anxious Republicans are confronting a foreboding political climate that party leaders fear could lead to a wipeout in the […]
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new video loaded: The Redistricting War Has Come to Virginia <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/04/21/us/elections/Light/Light-jumbo.png?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width Voters in Virginia are deciding whether to adopt a new gerrymandered congressional map that benefits Democrats. Nick Corasaniti, a politics reporter, explains the role Virginia’s new map is playing in the nationwide redistricting battle and its potential implications for the midterm […]
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Another Democrat has dropped out of the race for California governor, this time with no hint of drama. Betty Yee, the former state controller, announced on Monday that she was suspending her campaign to lead the nation’s most populous state. Following the implosion of Eric Swalwell’s campaign 10 days ago amid accusations of sexual assault, […]
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At the start of the 2026 election cycle, the Senate looked far out of reach for the Democrats. The House always seemed competitive, but retaking the Senate would require flipping at least four Republican-held seats — including at least two seats in states that President Trump won by double digits in 2024. In today’s polarized […]
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared poised to reject Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law, a decision that could upend mail-in voting throughout the country. At issue is whether Mississippi’s law, which allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received within five business days after the election, is legal given […]
Read Morenew video loaded: How the Supreme Court Could Change Voting by Mail <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/23/us/elections/scotus-ballots-thumb/scotus-ballots-thumb-jumbo.jpg?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width The Supreme Court is ruling on whether ballots received after Election Day should be disqualified. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how a Supreme Court ruling could affect hundreds of thousands of Americans in rural and urban areas. […]
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When Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois delivers his stump speech, he ticks through the standard Democratic paean about how the American dream is for everyone. “It’s for everyone,” he says. “Regardless of the color of your skin, regardless of how you pray, regardless of the number of letters in your name — there are 29 […]
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new video loaded: How Trump’s Election Lie Could Impact 2026 Midterms <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/12/us/elections/midterms/midterms-jumbo.png?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind his false claims about the 2020 election in order to investigate key swing states ahead of the midterms. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter focusing on elections, […]
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