For a candidate who spent his 2024 campaign focused on domestic policy, the first year of President Donald Trump’s second ...

I don’t bet on politics, but if I did, I would wager that the U.S. strike in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás ...

Following Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis’s retirement announcement earlier this month, at-large Rep. Harriet Hageman is ...

The Cook Political Report redistricting tracker is following developments in every state taking up redistricting, or considering it, over the next several months — as well as the gains that each party ...

This chart tracks vacancies, open seats and potentially open seats in the House. The list of potential open seats includes several dozen House members reportedly weighing bids for higher office.

We are living in an era in which decisions typically described as “unprecedented,” indefensible, or “inexplicable” have become so commonplace that we need new verbiage. “Wince-worthy,” perhaps? As ...

The Cook Political Report is pleased to introduce the 20th anniversary edition of the Partisan Voter Index (PVI) for all 50 states and 435 Congressional districts in the country, compiled especially ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s roller coaster of a year has finally reached its end. The Republican pulled out of the race for New York governor — and also passed on a reelection bid — on Dec. 19, explicitly ...

Below are our 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) scores for all 435 districts. A Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) score of D+2, for example, means that in the 2020 and 2024 presidential ...

For all the problems that Democrats face, and there are many, their challenges pale in comparison to those now facing Republicans with 11 months to go until the midterms. The circumstances could ...