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Sarah McBride speaks to volunteers at her campaign office in Wilmington on July 27. A state senator since 2021, she’s now campaigning for Congress.

On track to be first trans member, Sarah McBride has hope for Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted August 15, 2024 at 3:17pm

At the Races: Crypto campaigning

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 15, 2024 at 2:30pm
Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is seeking a second full term in November in a state that backed Donald Trump over Joe Biden by 10 percentage points in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP effort to oust Peltola may hinge on who finishes second

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 15, 2024 at 5:00am
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, left, appears with his former chief of staff George Helmy in a photo distributed in September 2023, when he announced Helmy's departure from that position.

Murphy to appoint George Helmy to replace Menendez in Senate

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 14, 2024 at 11:37pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at the University of Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Harris campaign starts to talk tough on border security

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 14, 2024 at 12:25pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., won the nomination to another term Tuesday, unlike colleague Jamaal Bowman, a fellow progressive who lost his primary in New York in June.

Easy wins by Omar, Hovde top primary races in four states

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 13, 2024 at 11:50pm
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference at his Florida resort on Aug. 8.

Home sweet home: Why Trump’s take on Harris’ campaign style is so telling

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 13, 2024 at 3:00pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, address a rally to kick off their campaign at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Toss-up, but with an edge to Kamala Harris

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 12, 2024 at 12:49pm
Democratic Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left and Republican challenger Eric Hovde have been battling each other for months, making Tuesday’s primaries more of a formality.

Highlights of four states’ primaries Tuesday

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 9, 2024 at 4:51pm
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday.

Trump searches for lines of attack on Harris, defaults to personal jabs

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 9, 2024 at 3:16pm
Vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes the stage Wednesday to speak to several thousand attendees at a Harris-Walz presidential campaign rally in Detroit.

Walz immigration moves sharpen election border security debate

By Chris Johnson
Posted August 8, 2024 at 3:18pm
Then-Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., walks through the Capitol on Oct. 25, 2017.

Walz’s fiscal record veered from moderate to progressive champion

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted August 8, 2024 at 2:43pm

At the Races: Don’t forget the Motor City (counts votes slowly)

By Niels Lesniewski, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 8, 2024 at 2:30pm
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Dec. 1, 2021.

Newhouse beaten by Trump-backed challenger in Washington primary

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 7, 2024 at 9:58am, Updated at 8:50pm
Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, greet each other on stage during a campaign rally on Wednesday in Eau Claire, Wis.

Vice presidential race takes shape as Vance, Walz mock each other

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 7, 2024 at 5:15pm
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, arrive at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wis., on Wednesday.

Wall Street could be cautious of Walz’s seat on state board

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted August 7, 2024 at 3:47pm
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz fires up the crowd at The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday during his first appearance as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate.

Tim Walz did not come across as a rising star nearly 19 years ago

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 7, 2024 at 2:56pm
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., center, whispers to Speaker Nancy Pelosi as freshman Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., looks on during a news conference following a House vote on a non-binding resolution on the Iraq war on Feb. 16, 2007.

Democratic Class of ’06 cheers one of their own on national ticket

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 7, 2024 at 12:22pm
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., walks down the House steps after a vote on Sept. 29, 2023.

Michigan sets matchups in Senate race, House battlegrounds

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 7, 2024 at 12:33am, Updated at 1:58am
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., conduct a news conference on June 23, 2022.

Kansas GOP taps Reddy to face Davids, Schmidt for open seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 6, 2024 at 10:38pm, Updated at 11:48pm
Democrat Lucas Kunce, seen here at a 2022 campaign event, will face Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

Missouri GOP taps Onder in open district; Kunce to face Hawley

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 6, 2024 at 11:36pm, Updated at 11:41pm
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a press conference with union leaders and supporters of a cease-fire in Gaza on Dec. 14, 2023.

Bush beaten in primary after onslaught of pro-Israel spending

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 6, 2024 at 11:04pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, address a rally Tuesday at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

‘Mind your own damn business’: Harris, Walz make debut at rowdy rally

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 6, 2024 at 7:19pm
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Farmfest agricultural forum in April 2023 in Morgan, Minn.

Harris’ VP pick Walz backed farmers during time in Congress

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted August 6, 2024 at 4:55pm
Then-Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., speaks with guests during a campaign event at the University of Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 28, 2016.

Walz’s personal experiences shape his health policy outlook

By Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman
Posted August 6, 2024 at 3:01pm
Then-Rep. Tim Walz speaks about deportation of veterans at a news conference on Nov. 16, 2017.

How selection of Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’ running mate is playing

By John Bennett, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 6, 2024 at 2:00pm
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., prepares to testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in the Capitol Visitor Center on Feb. 7, 2019.

Minnesota Gov. Walz brings rural, military background to Harris ticket

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 6, 2024 at 9:06am, Updated at 10:52am
Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30.

What to watch as Harris revs up campaign with VP pick, swing-state blitz

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 5, 2024 at 1:58pm
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., leaves a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on July 9.

Primaries to watch in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Washington

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 2, 2024 at 3:42pm, Updated August 5, 2024 at 10:45am
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Louisa, Va., on June 14.

Recount confirms Freedom Caucus chair Good’s loss in primary

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 1, 2024 at 10:23pm, Updated August 2, 2024 at 9:07am