POLITICO’s hour-by-hour guide for watching election returns
The nation is again staring down a presidential race that could very well go into overtime. The election in 2020 introduced ...
Congress Is Obsessed with a Book About the Post-Civil War Era
Jonathan Martin is POLITICO’s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief. He’s covered elections in every corner of ...
Election officials threaten consequences for counties trying to stop certification
Battleground state election officials say their offices have prepared for a swift certification process — and warn of consequences for any county officials who try to disrupt it. Some states have ...
States prepare for Electoral College violence: ‘The threat of domestic terrorism is too great’
Even as they enter the final sprint of the presidential election, U.S. officials are preparing for violent challenges to the ...
A wave of private energy spending is coming — but may be too late to help Democrats
Democrats’ climate law launched a huge surge of manufacturing initiatives across critical swing states — but only a fraction ...
Inside the House GOP’s struggle to recruit more women
House GOP women still have a numbers problem. Four years after a wave of elected conservative women reshaped the ranks of the House GOP conference, Republican women have watched their gains in the ...
What 2024 can tell us about New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race
One of the most consequential days of the 2025 New Jersey governor’s race is here: Election Day 2024. While the country will be waiting for the results of the presidential race and who will win ...
A Trump Field Director Was Fired for Being a White Nationalist
Amanda Moore is a writer and researcher who focuses on far-right extremism. A white nationalist worked on the Trump campaign ...
Florida’s election could have long-lasting impact on local school boards
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mission to remake the state’s education system has shifted local school boards, and Florida voters get one ...
Trump blended nostalgia with attacks on Pelosi and Harris in final campaign speech
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Donald Trump closed a years-long presidential campaign early Tuesday following a historic cycle that ...
The election’s biggest questions
That’s why Big Pharma’s top priority for Congress is a self-serving agenda called “delinking,” which would hand big drug ...
Illinois has races to watch, too
ILLINOIS IS A SLEEPER in the highly contested presidential race, but there are still races that matter on the local level. Here’s what we’re watching: ...