Mara Liasson

Democrats have their future on the line. If they fail to take back the House and don't make significant gains at the state level, they'll be shut out — just like they were after the 2016 election.

Nikki Haley is resigning as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations at the end of the year. It was a surprise announcement that's fueling speculation as to why and what's next in politics for Haley.

President Trump has embraced the midterm elections as a referendum on his first two years in office. There's a lot on the line for him in November, from his agenda to the threat of impeachment.

The Ford-Kavanaugh hearing was an event the country watched together, but one that seemingly drove us even further apart.

People across the country listened to the testimony of a woman who says she did not want to speak out publicly about her sexual assault and a man who denied it. We have takeaways.

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Thursday from Christine Blasey Ford, who claims Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party in the '80s. He denies the claims.

The White House and GOP allies are standing behind Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a second allegation of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh denies the new claim.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been the main story but this past week also saw conflicting reports that the deputy attorney general mused about wearing a wire while talking to Trump.

We have the latest developments on the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. Also, European leaders are meeting to discuss Brexit, while leaders of North and South Korea also met.

One of Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers says any Senate testimony should come after an FBI investigation. Ford accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago.

Two months out from midterms, former President Obama has appeared on the campaign trail to stump for Democrats, as President Trump continues to support Republican candidates.

Former President Obama was back campaigning for Democrats, while President Trump is still focused on an anonymous op-ed.

Top Trump officials scrambled to deny they wrote the op-ed in The New York Times from an anonymous "senior official" in the administration. The column blasted Trump and blindsided the White House.

On the second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, there were more protests and talk of precedent. Also, we look at reaction to a New York Times op-ed by a member of the administration.

The Trump administration responded to explosive new allegations of chaos in the White House on Tuesday. The allegations come in a new book by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.

Washington political leaders are honoring John McCain this weekend as a man of conservative principle and bipartisan respect. Next week they return to battling over hot buttons like NAFTA.

Sen. John McCain died Saturday of brain cancer at the age of 81. He shared the same party affiliation with President Trump, but the two had little in common.

While President Trump has been attacking the special counsel, Trump's White House counsel granted what is reported to be lengthy voluntary testimony.

President Trump's response to the deadly rally in Charlottesville is still resonating today, a year later.

President Trump and his supporters have often complained about the deep state — a cabal of hostile bureaucrats. But maybe the biggest impediment to the president comes from his Cabinet.