Mark Angelides

Legacies for the future. The first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar, famously declared that "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble."

The races that matter in the upper chamber. Historical trends and received wisdom suggest the House of Representatives is highly likely to flip come the November midterms.

President Donald Trump is hitting the road again in a whistlestop tour to bolster candidates in the upcoming November midterms. On Thursday, Oct. 1, he will headline in Durant, OK, followed the next day by a rally in Mobile, AL. And this is just the start of his 35-state tour. While some candidates have attempted to distance themselves from the commander-in-chief as part of a calculated hedge, there is little doubt that – for the president – the campaign trail is his natural home. And it's an environment he shares with Britain's Nigel Farage.

Last night, September 30, California held its only gubernatorial debate before ballots start being mailed. If interested observers were hoping for a clash of political titans, however, they were surely disappointed. Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton almost certainly failed to move the needle. And with that failure, viewers were likely reminded of a saying often attributed to Albert Einstein: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

The countdown to the midterm elections is underway, and politicians and pollsters are generally confident the House is turning blue and increasingly bullish that the Senate will follow. Underpinning this confidence is President Trump's low approval rating, sky-high gas prices, and a divided Republican Party. But the numbers show things might not be quite as settled.

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, Democrat contenders for the 2028 presidential election are beginning to make their presence known. Whether it is to help with the post-November autopsy or to claim credit for whatever impact their mere presence had on candidates and campaigns, the primary beauty pageant is underway. Once again, former Vice President Kamala Harris appears ready to try to win the Miss America political crown.

Power players get ready for the post-midterm game. Whatever the outcome of the 2026 midterms, senior power players in the Democratic Party

Vibes over policy? With just two weeks until the country votes in a new House of Representatives and 35 new (or returning) senators, a

Can a “once-in-a-lifetime referendum” just be undone? Newly minted UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has triggered alarm bells across the nation

Difficult paths for both parties. With just six days until the midterm elections , the balance of power in Washington, DC, is far from settled business.