Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra is vacating his Southern California House seat to become California’s state attorney general, leaving behind a safe Democratic district and a hole in the House leadership ladder.
Becerra, 58, was the term-limited chairman of the House Democratic Caucus with a logjam…
The electoral college votes have been cast, all of the close races concluded without extensive recounts and lawsuits, and the Louisiana runoffs are over, bringing an end to the 2016 elections.
GOP state Treasurer John Kennedy defeated Democrat Foster Campbell, 61-39 percent, on Dec. 10 in the…
Congressman-Elect for Louisiana’s 3rd District
Interview Date: Dec. 15, 2016
Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 1961; New Orleans, La.
Education: Louisiana State Univ. (attended)
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Higgins won the Dec. 10 runoff against fellow Republican Scott…
Residency issues knocked out a handful of Harry Reid’s colleagues over the years, but the outgoing Senate Democratic leader didn’t even pretend that he got back to his home state of Nevada on a regular basis.
“It’s amazing what I have not done,” said Reid in the recent cover story for GW…
With millions of video views and hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers, young Tomi Lahren is leaving her mark on the political world from her new media perch on the right. Could Congress be next?
Lahren is no stranger to Republicans, conservatives, and Donald Trump supporters. Her “Final…
No one paid much attention to Doug Applegate’s challenge to California Rep. Darrell Issa until there were only five months left in the campaign, and the Democrat came within 2 points of knocking off the Republican incumbent.
Applegate didn’t waste any time and has already announced his 2018…
Nancy Pelosi survived her leadership election and will continue to lead House Democrats in the next Congress. But the fact that she received a credible challenge, who was supported by one-third of her members, is yet another sign that the times have changed for the Democratic Party.
For the last…
Getting to know your new classmates is always an awkward experience, but a handful of new House members will have at least one thing in common: losing a race for governor.
Two years ago, Democrat Anthony Brown lost the Maryland gubernatorial race to Republican Larry Hogan in an upset, 51 percent…
I missed it. The most important election of my kids’ lifetimes and I missed it. I just didn’t see how the Golden Shepherd would defeat the Monarch Butterfly to become the official mascot of their public elementary school.
All the data pointed to a Monarch victory. A majority of the classrooms have…
There was a chance the entire nation would descend on Louisiana for a December runoff that would decide control of the Senate. But Republicans’ strong performance on Nov. 8, including holding the majority and electing Donald Trump president, all-but-ended interest in the upcoming runoff in the…
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