By Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray The special-election victory by Democrat Travis Childers last week sent a signal to all political junkies that the

Republican Greg Davis (left) lost to Travis Childers in Mississippi's special runoff election last week, despite a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney on

Many people don't particularly like him. Some see an irascible loose cannon, others a political heretic. Conservatives still distrust him.

CHICAGO (AP) — Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party's third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama,

AP THE most interesting election result on May 13th was not Hillary Clinton's 41-point victory over Barack Obama in the Appalachians.

Scandals, voting trends and helpless leadership portend electoral defeat for the GOP in the upcoming election. A Republican Senate candidate is embroiled in

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Soul searching Republicans are turning to an unlikely savior, one-time party heretic and now presumptive White House nominee John McCain,

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sensing trouble in the fall, the House GOP leadership on Wednesday addressed recent losses in special Congressional elections by

House Republicans lose a third seat in special elections, as voters signal desire for change. Washington and Chicago - A day after the Republican Party

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on the special Congressional election in Mississippi, the results are complete, Democrat Travis Childers defeated

By Alexander Mooney (CNN) -- Based on early returns, CNN projects that Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis in a Tuesday special election

The West Virginia presidential primary may be a foregone conclusion with Sen. Hillary Clinton expected to win by a big margin, but a lower profile—and more

Democrat Travis Childers, the chancery clerk of northeast Mississippi's Prentiss County in Booneville, Miss. Childers will face Southaven, Miss.,

Conventional wisdom has taken a beating this primary season, but that hasn't staunched a flood of predictions that the fiercely fought Democratic primary

Newsweek previews a general between Obama and McCain. "A campaign insider who declined to be identified for the same reason says McCain aides are studying a

By Paul Kane Since losing 30 seats and their 12-year stranglehold on power in 2006, House Republicans have kept asking themselves the same question: Can it