Donald Trump’s election sent shockwaves across the country and in Washington, D.C. Now his cabinet selections are having a ripple effect on Capitol Hill as he plucks Members to fill key slots.
Some of his staffing decisions are more concrete than others, but here is an initial look at the…
Population trends are working against the Republican Party — at least that’s what we’ve been told.
But a combination of the 2016 presidential results and early looks at reapportionment after the 2020 census shows that the short-term changes may not be as dramatic as once believed.
Fifteen states…
It might sound like fun for Republican Scott Jones and Democrat Doug Applegate to come to Washington and attend new member orientation even though they were trailing in their respective California congressional races.
But one Colorado Democrat still remembers being in that same situation over a…
In the wake of elections, there’s a common refrain and an implicit mandate: “come together.” But unity might not just only be impossible under the circumstances, I’m not convinced most Americans even want it.
“I say it is time for us to come together as one united people,” President-elect Donald…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to have a narrow but distinct advantage over Donald Trump in the presidential race, but one state that President Barack Obama won twice looks to have slipped away from the Democrat’s reach.
Obama won Iowa twice with little fanfare, but Trump is…
Those of you wanting to know which party controls the Senate before you go to bed on Election Night might be sorely disappointed, or at least very tired.
Just days away from Nov. 8, there are an extraordinary number of close races. The fight for the Senate has settled to a playing field of eight…
With just a few days before Election Day, there is almost no chance Republicans lose the House majority, and they may even keep their losses to a minimum.
Democrats were always expected to gain seats, considering Republicans hold their largest number of seats in over 80 years. But few GOP…
For all the partisanship and polarization in this country, the 2016 presidential race features Republican and Democratic nominees who appear determined to gift the presidency to the other party.
Just when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks like she’s about to open up an…
Unsurprisingly, there is late movement in a handful of gubernatorial races.
In Vermont, Democrats are banking on former Democrat Sue Minter being pulled across the finish line by the Democratic lean of the Green Mountain State, and we often put a heavy weight on fundamentals. But GOP Lt. Gov Phil…
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