House News & Analysis
Is the nation suffering from a national case of hypochondria, or are Americans rightly worried about the country’s future?
The answer depends, in part, on your (political) point of view. But it’s also true that every bit of good news — rising home prices, rising stock prices and…
Just the name, Stewart Mills III, sounds like a stereotypical Republican, but the shoulder-length hair is evidence that he might be a different type of GOP candidate.
Mills is seriously considering challenging Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan in Minnesota’s 8th District, a large geographic district that includes The Iron…
Rep. Gary G. Miller, R-Calif., is one of Democrats’ top takeover targets in the House. But to hold his seat, GOP strategists might consider finding another Republican to run against him.
In 2012, Democrats had a math problem. Two Republicans and four Democrats ran in the same June…
Democratic prospects of taking back the House in 2014 may be remote, but two Democratic congressional challengers I interviewed recently have the potential to knock off GOP incumbents next year. At the very least, their races are worth watching.
New York City Councilman Domenic Recchia is off and…
[Editor's Note: A day after this story was first published, Jim Graves dropped out of the race. Read on to see why.]
“Graves spokeswoman Julie Pearl said Bachmann’s retirement does not change the way Graves will run in the race, nor does the campaign feel…
Next year, voters in New York’s 19th District might complain about too many political ads, but they won’t be able to gripe about not having a clear choice.
Democrats are targeting Chris Gibson- a 49 year-old Republican who served 25 years in the Army before getting elected to…
Once upon a time, Republican Shelley Moore Capito was a Democratic target. But after a few cycles of convincing victories in West Virginia’s 2nd District, Democrats essentially stopped trying. But now that Capito is running for the Senate and the seat is open, there is renewed optimism that the…
Nick Rahall is in a very exclusive club. The West Virginia congressman represents one of the most Republican districts held by a Democrat. Republicans talk about knocking off the long-time member but have never been able to come up with a winning formula.
But next year, in a…
Alabama 1. Rep. Jo Bonner (R) announced he would be resigning in August to take a position with the University of Alabama system. He leaves behind a very Republican district that Mitt Romney won with 62 percent in 2012 and John McCain won with 61 percent in 2008. The…
What looked like an easy road to Congress for Redlands, California Mayor Pete Aguilar has turned into a complicated race among a trio of Hispanic Democrats. What is more, this has the potential to divide Latinos in California and Washington, D.C.
Aguilar is running for the Democratic nomination…