Former Representative Abby Finkenauer is part of a crowded field trying to both unseat Senator Chuck Grassley and restore their party’s fortunes in the Hawkeye State.

A San Francisco Chronicle report on her mental state is devastating and undeniable. DiFi, don’t be the Democrats’ Strom Thurmond.

Their Republican colleagues seemed loath to join in during the first day of the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearings.

Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke are eminently qualified for senior positions in the Justice Department. So why are Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton painting these two nonwhite women as radicals?

Joni Ernst’s reelection campaign may be an object lesson in what it takes for a woman to win in today’s GOP.

The Republicans didn't pursue the truth about the allegations against the nominee. The Democrats will.

The allegations against Brett Kavanaugh highlight the lack of justice in society for women wronged by men.

Democrats didn't hold back on the Supreme Court nominee and his Republican defenders, but their end game is less assured.

President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court should be sailing through the Senate. Instead, his situation is only getting worse.

Their refusal to seek documents from the Supreme Court nominee's tenure as George W. Bush's staff secretary is starting to look suspicious.

A bipartisan bill to protect the special counsel from Trump is gaining traction, but many hurdles remain—including the president himself.

Hillary Clinton's comments about middle America speak to a broader disconnect in the party. But Trump presents an opportunity.

They can put Republicans on the spot in several uncomfortable ways.

Republicans' health care legislation is on the fritz. Here's what it'll take to grind it to a halt indefinitely.

Senate Republicans claim their secretive health care process is no different than the Democrats' Obamacare passage. It's a lie, and they know it.