Clare Ansberry reports on election returns in Lewis Run, Pa.
It’s up to one absentee voter to determine whether a pair of 87-year-olds will continue running the show in Lewis Run, Pa.
Albert Montecalvo, mayor of the small borough in the north-central part of the state, was running unopposed for his 16th [...]
Aaron Rutkoff reports on politics.
In his new campaign memoir, David Plouffe recalls a moment at a Chili’s restaurant in a Pennsylvania airport soon after his candidate referred to the state’s “bitter” voters who “cling to guns or religion.” Plouffe overheard two men at the bar discussing the [...]
Naftali Bendavid reports on Congress.
When it comes to Congress and health care, every vote counts.
The House is expecting to vote on a sweeping health care overhaul on Saturday night, with lawmakers on both sides predicting a slim margin. And the Democrats are losing no chance to press their advantage.
The [...]
Louise Radnofsky reads about politics when she’s not reporting on politics.
There are only so many hours in the day, and we want to help you. So hereÂ’s the first in an occasional series rounding up what you need to know about big politics books you want to read, if only [...]
Susan Davis reports on politics.
If you donÂ’t like either the Republican or Democratic candidate on your ballot next November, Mike Huckabee has some advice to help you choose.
“If you really donÂ’t like what either of the parties are doing–and there are a lot of people who donÂ’t–pick one you like [...]
Anton Troianovski reports on the race in New YorkÂ’s 23rd congressional district.
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman promised he’ll be back.
“I can guarantee you the political world hasn’t seen the last of me,” the Conservative Party candidate told Washington Wire today, after losing the closely watched special House election in upstate [...]
Gerald F. Seib reports on politics. His column and posts appear on the Capital Journal blog.
It’s a grumpy nation. We probably all knew that, but Tuesday’s election results underscore the point.
It wasn’t a good election for Democrats, of course. They lost the two biggest races — the contests [...]
Susan Davis reports on politics.
Republicans found new optimism Tuesday with high profile victories against Obama-backed Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, but a narrow Democratic win in an upstate New York House seat held by the GOP for more than a century suggests that Election Day was not [...]
By Susan Davis
About Last Night: Political operatives will offer their assessment of TuesdayÂ’s election results in a series of briefings today. Leaders from the Republican Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association will discuss the Virginia and New Jersey results at a briefing hosted by National JournalÂ’s Hotline. Republican National [...]
