Quebec’s independence party, Parti Québécois, won the largest share of the vote for the first time in 12 years, paving the way for another possible referendum in the near future. The victory wasn’t straightforward, however. PQ is projected to win 59 of 127 seats, falling five short of the 64 needed to obtain a majority […]

The political futures of the top leaders in Congress will be determined by what happens on Nov. 3. Each of the four leaders in the House and Senate is in a precarious position as they await the verdict of voters and feverishly work to increase or retain the power of their respective caucuses in the […]

Republicans are praising President Donald Trump‘s move to send $90 Medicare checks to seniors nationwide as a politically savvy effort to reach one of the most reliable voting blocs ahead of the midterm elections, even as they acknowledge the payments may not be enough to overcome a difficult environment for the GOP. The president recently […]

DOSWELL, Virginia — Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) has spent nearly 20 years in Congress, winning reelection after reelection in a district Democrats haven’t held since the 1970s. But as the nine-term Republican worked the crowds at the State Fair of Virginia, shaking hands and talking with voters less than a month before Election Day, the […]