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Beto O'Rourke speaks during the general session at the Texas Democratic Convention Friday, June 22, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)

Democrats’ Senate control hopes dim after Kavanaugh battle

Democrats' dreams of flipping the Senate have dimmed over the past month as their candidates faltered in some key races, leaving Republicans confident that they will retain their grasp -- and the ability to advance at least part of President Trump's agenda.

October 25, 2018
"I will continue to be an independent voice for Alabama who cares more about the issues that unite us than those that divide us," said Sen. Doug Jones. (Associated Press)

Doug Jones represents conservative Alabama, votes like New England liberal

While other senators' votes got more attention, perhaps the most curious "No" vote on Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh came from Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, a Democrat who represents one of the reddest states in the country but has been voting, at times, like a New England liberal.

October 17, 2018
Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams is trying to become the nation's first female black governor. Real Clear Politics average gives her opponent Brian Kemp a 2-percentage point lead. (Associated Press)

GOP’s Brian Kemp unable to shake liberal Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor’s race

Republicans have derided Stacey Abrams as a tax cheat and enabler of illegal immigrants, and dubbed her the "most radical liberal to ever run for governor" in Georgia. Yet GOP nominee Brian Kemp has been unable to shake Ms. Abrams, who has energized the Democratic base by running unapologetically from the party's left wing and could make history as the nation's first female black governor.

October 16, 2018
Sen. Joe Donnelly, Indiana Democrat, defended his vote against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh by saying he voted "yes" on Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court and on 77 percent of Mr. Trump's judicial nominees. (Associated Press/File)

Red-state Democrats avoid Donald Trump attacks

The midterm elections next month are being billed as a referendum on President Trump, but don't tell that to red-state Democrats who are shying away from their party's red-meat attacks against the commander in chief.

October 8, 2018
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, heads to the Senate floor for the vote on the confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Susan Collins Kavanaugh vote angers liberal activists

As the Senate emptied Saturday, the tension of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation finally lessening, Sen. Susan M. Collins went desk to desk picking up discarded copies of the Congressional Record from the day before.

October 7, 2018
"I've been clear that I believer we'll pick up the House," said Rep. Ben Ray Lujan. "I never said it would be easy, I always said that it would be tough and that we'd have to fight for every seat," he said. He is the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The midterm election is Nov. 6. (Associated Press)

60 House Democrats raise over $1 million for midterm races

Sixty House Democratic candidates raised more than $1 million apiece for their campaigns over the last three months, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Thursday, putting them on firm financial footing roughly a month before the midterm elections.

October 4, 2018
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., waves to another member of the committee during a hearing of the the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for Steven D. Dillingham to be Director of the Census, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kamala Harris makes fundraising pitch for Joe Donnelly

Sen. Kamala Harris of California is pleading with voters to chip in money to help defend Sen. Joe Donnelly, the vulnerable Indiana Democrat who has come under fire for coming out against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

October 4, 2018