The good news for President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda is that his party has unified control of Congress. The ...

Exclusively for CPR subscribers, the Editors Roundtable features Cook Political Report analysts discussing the most critical ...

Exclusively for CPR subscribers, the Editors Roundtable features Cook Political Report analysts discussing the most critical developments and trends driving political coverage. You don't have to wait ...

In an era of narrow majorities and subsequent legislative gridlock, every single U.S. House race matters. Ultimately, Republicans maintained their majority by the skin of their teeth, winning 220 ...

The 2026 midterm-election prospects for the two major political parties in the House and Senate are as different as night and day. The Republican majority in the House today is as precarious as either ...

Republicans’ success at the ballot box in 2024 was decisive but not overwhelming. The GOP owes its continued control of the House to a mere 7,309 votes spread across three districts. At the ...

With nearly every state’s vote count certified, Donald Trump captured about 77.3 million votes (49.81%) to Kamala Harris’ 75 million votes (48.33%) — a 1.48-point margin that’s less than half the 3.12 ...

It’s been more than a decade since an incumbent senator was felled in a primary challenge. While allies of Donald Trump are threatening repercussions for any Republicans who step out of line and don't ...

First Person is a series of quick videos from the Cook Political Report editors exclusively for our premium members. This week, Jessica assesses which Republican senators could be vulnerable to ...

The lengthy leadership standoffs and historic gridlock that paralyzed the 118th Congress have reinforced state legislatures’ status as the nation’s primary laboratories of public policy. That ...