House News & Analysis
When DFL state Sen. Terri Bonoff got into the race against GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen in April, it was heralded as a “big deal.”
Democrats had coaxed a long-recruited candidate off of the sidelines and into a previously uncompetitive suburban district where Donald Trump was destined to lose and…
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Health & Human Services sets up a special election in Georgia that is most likely to stay in Republican hands, but might be impossible for Democrats to pass up.
As an orthopedic surgeon and Affordable Care Act critic, GOP Rep. Tom Price is…
Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have much faith in the CIA’s findings on Russia’s involvement in the election, but that didn’t stop him for nominating Kansas GOP Rep. Mike Pompeo to direct the agency.
There is no clear successor in Pompeo’s 4th District, but state Treasurer Ron Estes is regarded…
Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra is vacating his Southern California House seat to become California’s state attorney general, leaving behind a safe Democratic district and a hole in the House leadership ladder.
Becerra, 58, was the term-limited chairman of the House Democratic Caucus with a logjam above him on the leadership…
The electoral college votes have been cast, all of the close races concluded without extensive recounts and lawsuits, and the Louisiana runoffs are over, bringing an end to the 2016 elections.
GOP state Treasurer John Kennedy defeated Democrat Foster Campbell, 61-39 percent, on Dec. 10 in the final Senate contest…
Congressman-Elect for Louisiana’s 3rd District
Interview Date: Dec. 15, 2016
Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 1961; New Orleans, La.
Education: Louisiana State Univ. (attended)
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Higgins won the Dec. 10 runoff against fellow Republican Scott Angelle, 56-44 percent, in the race to…
With millions of video views and hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers, young Tomi Lahren is leaving her mark on the political world from her new media perch on the right. Could Congress be next?
Lahren is no stranger to Republicans, conservatives, and Donald Trump supporters. Her “Final Thoughts” segment…
No one paid much attention to Doug Applegate’s challenge to California Rep. Darrell Issa until there were only five months left in the campaign, and the Democrat came within 2 points of knocking off the Republican incumbent.
Applegate didn’t waste any time and has already announced his 2018 candidacy, but…
Nancy Pelosi survived her leadership election and will continue to lead House Democrats in the next Congress. But the fact that she received a credible challenge, who was supported by one-third of her members, is yet another sign that the times have changed for the Democratic Party.
For the last…
Getting to know your new classmates is always an awkward experience, but a handful of new House members will have at least one thing in common: losing a race for governor.
Two years ago, Democrat Anthony Brown lost the Maryland gubernatorial race to Republican Larry Hogan in an upset, 51…