Joni Ernst, in Des Moines.
In running for the Senate in Iowa, Joni Ernst has helped write a new playbook for Republican female candidates by building a surprisingly enthusiastic base of support — among men.
The ballot measure would allow consumers to sue to keep costs down on individual and small group plans, even after a commissioner had approved them.
With control of the Senate at stake, the lawmakers leading the Republican and Democratic election efforts have a lot riding on how well they do.
The investigator who led a review into the Secret Service’s 2012 prostitution scandal quit after he was implicated in his own prostitution episode.
The case could create a new problem for the Obama administration, as officials weigh steps the president could take after the Nov. 4 elections to expand protections from deportation for immigrants here illegally.
The president has not been welcome in some of the principal battlegrounds of the midterm elections, but is hoping to energize the party’s base.
Hackers recently breached an unclassified computer network used by President Obama’s senior staff, a White House official said Tuesday night.
Attorneys general have become the object of pursuit by lobbyists who use campaign contributions, personal appeals and other means to sway investigations or negotiate favorable deals, an investigation by The New York Times has found.
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey’s recommendation comes a day after the C.D.C. issued new guidelines on how civilian health workers should be treated on their return to the United States.
The royalty of politics and media made their way to the Washington National Cathedral to celebrate the life of Benjamin C. Bradlee, the former Washington Post editor.
Political ads on TV, though much loathed, actually do the job of improving awareness of who is running for or holding office.
A runoff election there is looking like a very real prospect, and a runoff is nothing like a regular election.
The lawsuit accused officials of failing to fully process thousands of applications, but the ruling said the law was being followed.
David Perdue, who is running against the Democrat Michelle Nunn, has had to defend his record as a senior corporate executive, including the outsourcing of jobs.
Mr. O’Malley, the Maryland governor, is sounding more and more like a Democratic presidential candidate. But he still treads lightly on the subject of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In feats of compartmentalization, Mr. Christie seemed to operate in two separate, identity-splitting spheres: the mischievous, pot-shot-taking partisan on the one hand, and the sober, crisis-managing governor on the other.
Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster are locked in tight re-election battles with opponents who are eager to tie them to President Obama, who has a 40 percent approval rating here.
The effort, by Thomas F. Steyer, has turned the battle over the State Senate into one of the most expensive legislative elections in state history.
In recent weeks, the court has addressed cases on the great issues of the day without favoring the nation with even a whisper of explanation.
As Jeb Bush nears a decision to become the third member of his storied family to seek the presidency, the extended Bush clan and its attendant network are largely rallying behind the prospect and pulling the old machine out of the closet.
A year after it was fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama’s main promises, even as it fell short in some ways and gave birth to a new and powerful conservative movement.
For the past year, The New York Times has asked readers to share their experiences purchasing and using health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Here is a selection of their stories.
What if ordinary voters are even more extreme in their views than members of Congress?
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The candidates tussled over who would have greater influence in the House of Representatives: a member of the Democratic minority or a congressman facing a 20-count federal indictment.
Elise M. Stefanik is vying for the open 21st Congressional District against a Democrat, Aaron Woolf, and a Green Party candidate, Matt Funiciello.
A 30-second commercial, “Castle,” seems tailored to present a sympathetic image of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, while reminding viewers of a central fiscal focus of his administration.
Ted Kennedy Jr.'s campaign for Connecticut State Senate has benefited from Democratic Party funds far in excess of the public financing law, thanks to a legal loophole.
A robust election result for the Working Families Party is threatened by the Women’s Equality Party, which is part of a branding effort on the part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to appeal to female voters.
From Andrew Jackson to Joni Ernst, American politicians have a long history of appealing to voters as self-styled feisty populists. The midterms are no different. (They’re worse!)
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More than 12 years after the Bush administration first sent detainees to the prison in Cuba, tensions are mounting over whether President Obama can close it before leaving office.
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