WASHINGTON (AP) — Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress still undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations…

WASHINGTON — Is “Democratic discipline” an oxymoron? For years, it was. But in the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats prevailed in the House because they managed to keep a singular and unrelenting focus on health care…

An ancient political adage holds that winning elections is about addition, not subtraction — that parties succeed by building the broadest coalitions they can. Donald Trump, who became president by defying the rules, tried to…

President Donald Trump campaigned in Kansas this weekend. This should provoke Democrats into action. His campaign stop included: blaming Democrats for his shortcomings, mocking claims of sexual assault, condemning the press as fake news, inflaming…

WASHINGTON — President Trump is getting his wish: It’s all about him.The election, that is.New evidence indicates that the midterm elections in seven weeks will be the clearest referendum on a president in at least…

Even with the entrance of former Gov. Gary Johnson into the contest for U.S. Senate, we in New Mexico can’t claim the excitement of the race for Senate taking place right now in Texas. ….…

BOSTON (AP) — In a political stunner, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano lost Tuesday’s primary to Ayanna Pressley, a Boston city councilor who is virtually assured of becoming the first black woman to serve…