Despite conventional wisdom, the party is not doomed in November’s midterm elections. The economy, Covid-19, the invasion of Ukraine, and the January 6 insurrection are all wild cards.

The economy and inflation, sure. But Ukraine? He’s done about as well as a president can. What gives?

A new poll has some pretty grim economic news for Democrats: Respondents associate the phrase “middle class” more with Republicans.

A fiscal crisis is looming for the childcare industry, and the Democrats don’t have the votes to do anything about it.

With fears of a new Covid variant rising, legislators are dithering on providing enough money for testing and care.

Court papers allege that he abused his ex-wife and one of their children. But will it stop his Senate candidacy?

The Wyoming representative has been a rare anti-Trump voice among Republicans in Congress, but is that reason enough for Democrats to boost her political career?

The Republican known for his coarse and sometimes racist remarks will be the GOP nominee. And in Maine, that means he has a shot.

Governor? Senator? Member of Congress? No, no, and no. The Colorado secretary of state may decide the presidency in 2024.

Whether or not we will continue to live in a just world is at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.

A crisis in Ukraine has refocused his presidency. But he’s still trying to fill a Build Back Better Act–size hole in his domestic agenda.

Ignore his lousy approval numbers. Biden is handling the Ukraine crisis with astonishing skill.

With war in Europe and a receding pandemic, no one knows what fall 2022 will look like.

The Florida senator’s plan to “rescue America” is being portrayed as a P.R. problem for the party, when in fact it merely reflects the GOP’s long-standing, well-known radicalism.

An election-year proposal to save drivers a few bucks at the pumps might not be as great an idea as some Democrats think.

Democratic squabbling and inertia have garnered most of the headlines. But the GOP is an unholy mess.

The billionaire is backing far-right Republicans who are anti-democracy, anti-China, and pro-crypto.

Families with school-age kids have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Will they make themselves heard at the ballot box?

Three retired election auditors in Arizona foiled the Cyber Ninjas scam—and may have created a template for how to protect elections in 2022 and 2024.

Pundits are acting apocalyptic about pandemic education policy and the midterms. The evidence paints a far shakier picture.