
US Politics
How to Read Election Night
More than 54 million Americans have already voted. Here is when polls close, which races will say the most, and why the full picture may not arrive on Tuesday.
BY Triston Grant · Nov 02, 2026

US Politics
The Quiet Surrender: How Republicans Stopped Fighting for the House
Five senior Republicans tell POLITICO the House has all but slipped away. With less than three weeks to go, the party is triaging, and the money is moving to the lifeboats.
BY Sai · Oct 18, 2026

US Politics
Thousands Ask, Few Are Heard. How a Case Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court chooses most of the cases it decides. Here is how a petition becomes an argued case, from the 90-day deadline to the June opinion.
BY Amal · Oct 17, 2026

US Politics
Boulder Wants Oil Companies to Pay for Climate Damage. The Supreme Court Is Deciding Who Gets to Ask.
The Supreme Court opens its term with a climate case about state law, federal power and whether local governments can seek damages from oil companies.
BY Avery Reed · Oct 06, 2026