Elections

OMB Director Russell Vought.

Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back. Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.

If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.

Sep 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Part of an anti-trans ad against Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown.

Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse. Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse.

Trans people must now live out another election cycle knowing our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors are being flooded with agitprop designed to dehumanize us.

Sep 24, 2026 / Gillian Branstetter

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa speaks during the Texas Democratic Convention at the Hilliard Center in Corpus Christi.

Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”

Talking to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about what redistricting could mean and how a new generation of Democrats is speaking more directly to voters.

Sep 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

President Donald Trump at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas earlier this month.

The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map

Trump has so badly damaged the Republican Party’s brand that strategists are contemplating bitter fights—and losses—in races they’d been banking on as sure things.

Sep 22, 2026 / David Faris

Michigan Republican Senate candidate, former US Representative Mike Rogers speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026, in Dallas, Texas

Why Aren’t We Talking About the Warmongering Lies of Mike Rogers? Why Aren’t We Talking About the Warmongering Lies of Mike Rogers?

The media’s relentless focus on Hasan Piker allows the dishonest GOP hawk (and actual Michigan Senate candidate) to evade scrutiny.

Sep 18, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Rebecca Cooke, Bob Brooks, Dan Osborn, and Brian Poindexter.

Can These 4 Working-Class Populists Win In November? Can These 4 Working-Class Populists Win In November?

We’re keeping an eye on their races to find out. Here’s where things stand.

Sep 17, 2026 / Jared Abbott and Frederick DeVeaux

The US Had a Choice After 9/11. It Chose Wrong.

The US Had a Choice After 9/11. It Chose Wrong. The US Had a Choice After 9/11. It Chose Wrong.

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent reflects on September 11. Plus: the stupidity of the "Trump Dividend" and the threat of AI.

Sep 11, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Trump Wants Voters to Pretend He’s on the Ballot

Trump Wants Voters to Pretend He’s on the Ballot Trump Wants Voters to Pretend He’s on the Ballot

But Republican midterm candidates are hoping everyone forgets he exists.

Sep 11, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

James Talarico’s Leap of Faith

James Talarico’s Leap of Faith James Talarico’s Leap of Faith

The Democratic Senate candidate in Texas is reviving a long-neglected tradition of left-leaning American religiosity.

Sep 11, 2026 / Matthew Avery Sutton

How a 26-Year-Old Beat a 42-Year Incumbent—and What It Means for Democrats

How a 26-Year-Old Beat a 42-Year Incumbent—and What It Means for Democrats How a 26-Year-Old Beat a 42-Year Incumbent—and What It Means for Democrats

As the only undergraduate managing a primary campaign in the state, I helped a 26-year-old beat a 42-year incumbent. Here is what Democrats can learn from our win.

Sep 11, 2026 / StudentNation / Rishi Gurudevan

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