With the victories of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, the Democrats have secured tenuous control of the upper house of Congress.
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After many years, victory in Georgia could finally be within the Democratic Party’s grasp
Regardless of whether or not the party wins the Georgia Senate runoffs, it will have competed fiercely, and left pretty much everything out on the field.
Scramble for the Senate: Alex Padilla will be California’s next U.S. Senator
California’s Secretary of State will become the first Latino to represent the Golden State in the U.S. Senate.
As Biden’s Cabinet takes shape, progressive groups plan for a post-Trump future
President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks since the election assembling the team that he hopes to bring with him to Washington, D.C.
The Biden-Harris administration takes shape with the announcement of key appointees
Joe Biden’s picks indicate the direction that the President-Elect wants to take the country.
Scramble for the Senate: The results are in; here’s how the candidates and parties fared
Although the Democrats made gains, control of the upper chamber of Congress will not be decided until January of 2021.
President-elect Joe Biden appoints Ron Klain as his incoming White House Chief of Staff
Klain has decades of experience in the White House, as well as a close personal relationship with Biden.
What’s next for the Republicans following Donald Trump and Mike Pence’s defeat?
A new administration will soon be taking office. How will Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory alter the trajectory of the Republican Party?
How will the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett affect the United States Senate?
Mitch McConnell and his caucus are giddy that they added another archconservative justice to the Supreme Court. But their majority could soon be gone.
Some takeaways from the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
This debate was seen by many as a return to civility, but Trump was still full of lies, conspiracy theories and nonsensical claims.
Liveblogging the final presidential debate of 2020 from the great Pacific Northwest
NPI’s liveblog of the October 22nd, 22020 faceoff between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Scramble for the Senate: Who will replace Kamala Harris if the Democratic ticket wins?
If Joe Biden wins in November, Kamala Harris will have to leave her seat in the U.S. Senate. Who might replace her?
Scramble for the Senate: Can Al Gross topple Republican Dan Sullivan in the Last Frontier?
Senate Democrats are backing a quintessentially Alaskan doctor who is running as an independent in the hopes that he can pull off an upset win.
Scramble for the Senate: Can Steve Bullock pull off a win in deep-red Montana?
Governor Bullock’s presidential bid was a dead end, but his odds back home in Montana’s U.S. Senate race are pretty decent.