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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed speaks during a campaign rally.

Michigan race ends with acrimony and funky polls — again

Byron York · November 2, 2026 12:48 pm

Haley Stevens, left, and Mike Rogers, right, laugh together.

Michigan Democrats’ unity campaign ends in divorce

A Social Security card. U.S. Treasury note, and $100 bill lie atop an American flag.

DC’s most pressing post-midterm question: What to do about Social Security’s pending insolvency?

Collage of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Extremist Democrats boosted by corrupt Republicans

From left: Eos CEO Joe Mastrangelo, U.S. under secretary of energy Alex Fitzsimmons, and Eos COO Michelle Buczkowski.

From China to Pittsburgh, Eos bets on American manufacturing

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Iowa.

Has no tax on tips/overtime/Social Security helped the GOP?

Byron York October 30, 2026 12:24 pm

President Donald Trump and tariffs.

Why did anyone think Trump’s tariffs would be popular?

Dan Hannan October 30, 2026 8:14 am

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An eleventh-hour GOP surge, or a looming blue blowout?

Guy Benson October 30, 2026 5:45 am

Inside sleeve of "Proud Pumpkin" book.

More than a page: How a simple story can shape a childhood

Salena Zito October 29, 2026 4:07 pm

Republican candidate Mike Rogers's campaign office.

Why Detroit holds the key to Michigan’s Senate seat

Salena Zito October 29, 2026 1:24 pm

Collage from left to right: Donald Trump, Abdul el Sayed, and JD Vance

Trump, Vance, and the ‘jihadist’ el Sayed

Byron York October 28, 2026 6:19 pm

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Democrats caught in Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ lie

Timothy P. Carney October 28, 2026 3:46 pm

Independence Day July 4

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Michael Barone October 28, 2026 2:13 pm

Abdul el Sayed speaks during a news conference.

El Sayed and the art of conning voters

Hugo Gurdon October 28, 2026 6:00 am

Gov. Josh Shapiro at a campaign rally in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Josh Shapiro promises restraint as Democrats eye a Pennsylvania sweep

Salena Zito October 27, 2026 3:08 pm

PHILADELPHIA- U.S. Senator David McCormick hosted the inaugural Pennsylvania Red Tape Dialogues last week at Temple University in Philadelphia with the goal of bringing together C-suite executives, small business owners, policy experts, and federal/state regulators to identify and eliminate burdensome government regulations. (credit Sen. McCormick's office)

McCormick takes on Pennsylvania’s red tape, one binder at a time

Salena Zito October 26, 2026 4:08 pm

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Another 2026 polling wrinkle

Guy Benson October 26, 2026 1:43 pm