House News & Analysis

Illinois 12: Bost in Danger of Losing Primary

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 19, 2024 · 11:28 AM EDT

The Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee is at risk of losing his primary on Tuesday. 

Illinois Republican Mike Bost was first elected in 2014 with a reputation for being a bomb-throwing outsider. Democrats thought his viral rant on the floor of the state legislature was a liability in…

Key House Primary Results in Alabama, California, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas

by Jacob Rubashkin March 14, 2024 · 2:29 PM EDT

Candidate filing deadlines haven’t passed in some states, but other states are done with their primaries. Over the last two weeks, a few dozen consequential congressional primaries set the stage of competitive general elections or effectively elected a new member of Congress by choosing a winner in a solid district.…

Podcast Episode 18: State of the Union & Super Tuesday with Mary Ellen McIntire of Roll Call

March 9, 2024 · 12:19 AM EST

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and guest Mary Ellen McIntire of Roll Call talk about how the State of the Union speech and Republican response will impact congressional races, dive into key primaries from Super Tuesday that will help decide the House and Senate majorities and identify a handful of candidates…

Key Super Tuesday Results in Alabama, North Carolina and Texas Congressional Races

by Jacob Rubashkin March 6, 2024 · 1:18 AM EST

With the presidential primaries on cruise control, a couple dozen consequential congressional primaries on Super Tuesday either helped set the stage of competitive general elections or effectively elected a new member of Congress by choosing a winner in a solid district. 

Since California takes awhile to count votes, here are…

New York Redistricting: Big Apple, Small Changes

by Jacob Rubashkin March 1, 2024 · 3:24 PM EST

After two years of legal challenges, a torpedoed judicial nomination, an electoral wipeout, and a flurry of legislative activity, New York finally has a congressional map in place for the rest of the decade.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Empire State’s new congressional map into law this week, capping…

Podcast Episode 17: Texas House & Senate Primaries with Abby Livingston of Puck News

February 28, 2024 · 10:58 AM EST

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Abby Livingston of Puck News analyze the key upcoming House primaries in Texas, the Democratic primary for the right to challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, and try to figure out which congressional district some recent TV shows and movies take place in.

Listen…

Pennsylvania 17: Deluzio Doubles Down

by Jacob Rubashkin February 23, 2024 · 2:30 PM EST

Pittsburgh may have crashed out of the NFL playoffs early this season, but Steel City and its surroundings still have a big role to play in the fight for the House this fall.

Western Pennsylvania had a moment in the political sun in 2022, with Braddock’s John Fetterman parlaying a…

Report Shorts (Feb. 23, 2024)

February 23, 2024 · 2:29 PM EST

California’s 22nd District. There’s a real possibility that Democrats are shut out of one of their best takeover targets in the country. Some Democratic strategists are concerned that GOP Rep. David Valadao and Republican Chris Mathys will finish in the top two ahead of 2022 Democratic nominee Rudy Salas and…

Podcast Episode 16: New York 3 Special, Maryland Senate with Scott Eidler of Newsday

February 15, 2024 · 12:35 AM EST

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Scott Eidler of Newsday discuss Democrat Tom Suozzi's special election victory in New York's 3rd District in the race to replace George Santos. Nathan and Jacob also analyze former Gov. Larry Hogan's entry into the Maryland Senate race and the recent retirements in the House…

New York 3 Special: Democrats Strike Back

by Jacob Rubashkin February 14, 2024 · 2:53 PM EST

Democrat Tom Suozzi scored a decisive victory Tuesday night in the special election to replace former GOP Rep. George Santos. Suozzi, a former congressman, led Republican county legislator Mazi Pilip by 7.8 points in New York’s 3rd District with 93 percent of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press.