Author: Cami Mondeaux

Sabato’s Crystal Ball is out with its first projections for the 2024 Electoral College vote, giving Democrats an early lead over Republicans but showing both parties short of the 270 votes needed to secure the presidency. The ratings determine which states are likely to lean Democratic or Republican in the 2024 election, with initial predictions…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) owes a lot to former President Donald Trump for his leadership position and growing influence over different corners of the Republican Party. Trump helped McCarthy secure the speakership earlier this year when the former president convinced key GOP holdouts to support the California Republican after 15 rounds of voting. The…

Former President Donald Trump has not indicated if he plans to participate in the first GOP primary debate in August, raising questions about whether the former president plans to watch from afar or attract the spotlight elsewhere. Trump has repeatedly hinted he won’t participate in the primary debates, often pointing to his substantial lead in…

Former attorney Rudy Giuliani has reportedly met with federal investigators as part of the Justice Department’s inquiry into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Giuliani met with investigators for an interview at some point in the last few weeks to provide insight into special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, sources told CNN.…

Lawmakers who represent rural districts are urging their colleagues to act fast on the $1 trillion farm bill reauthorization, hoping to avert a growing rebellion among conservatives who want to shrink government spending. A revolt was ignited among members on the right flank of the Republican Party against GOP leadership earlier this month after members…

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) endorsed Tim Sheehy just hours after the Republican announced a challenge to Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in Montana in what is likely to be one of the most competitive races in 2024. The National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman endorsed Sheehy shortly after he announced his bid on Tuesday morning, setting the…

Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez struggled to articulate his foreign policy plans during a radio interview on Tuesday morning, at one point seeming unaware of the human rights abuses occurring in China. During an interview with Hugh Hewitt, the radio host asked Suarez whether he would make the Uyghur genocide a part of his campaign…

For decades, political analysts have speculated about election outcomes for the White House and Congress by relying on polling and job approval ratings to help inform their predictions. Now, that playbook is being thrown out altogether. The last five election cycles exposed weaknesses in this traditional strategy, beginning in 2016, when polls projected a win…

Senate Democrats up for reelection in competitive districts that President Joe Biden lost or just narrowly won in 2020 appear to be distancing themselves from the president and voting against him more often. Since the new Congress began in January, Senate Democrats in battleground states have broken with the president far more often on key…

State Sen. Sarah McBride announced a bid for Delaware‘s sole House seat in 2024 on Monday, seeking to become the country’s first transgender member of Congress. McBride (a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman) is a rising political star who hopes to replace Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) in Congress and has already…