Amber Hall

More than $5 billion was spent by candidates alone in this year's midterm elections, with roughly 90 percent of Congressional elections going to the candidate who spent the most.

As the state’s “top lawyer,” the stakes are high for an attorney general — but the cost of running a successful election is even higher.

Machine meltdowns, recounts and who's responsible? 

The 2020 campaign may take place under the shadow of deepening partisan divisions.

Amy Walter talks with Angie Craig about being the first openly gay person elected to Congress from Minnesota.

In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman to lead the House of Representatives. She wants her job back.  

What does the loss of the House of Representatives mean for the Republican Party and President Trump's agenda?

Will the impact of these movements and the energy they have produced transfer to the polls in November?

Less than a month away from the Midterms, and two years out from the 2016 campaign, an hour-long analysis of the promises that candidate Trump ran on, and if he's followed through.

District Attorneys are an often overlooked position that play a key role in shaping America's relationship with law and order.

The nation watched as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified under oath about an alleged sexual assault.

John Kerry and Amy Walter discuss America's place on the world stage.

What will the Kavanaugh hearings do for the partisan divide?

Former Senator Dennis DeConcini, the only Democrat on the Judiciary Committee to vote for Clarence Thomas, talks about the parallels between now and 1991.

A Senate hearing over an allegation of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh is still up in the air. As we approach the Monday deadline, The Takeaway breaks down what to expect. 

1992 was hailed as the "Year of the Woman" for the record number of female candidates elected to national office. But this term suggests women in politics are outliers. Is that right?

Former R.N.C. chairman Michael Steele takes on his party and the groundswell of populist energy that has taken it in a vastly different direction from when he was at the helm.

Former R.N.C. chairman Michael Steele and other political heavyweights join Amy Walter to examine why the major parties seem so far removed from any common ground.

The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings should have been a win for Trump's embattled presidency, but an op-ed penned by an executive staffer has sent the administration into crisis mode.

As President Trump ratchets up the tensions with China over trade, a deep dive into the issues underlying this economic uncertainty.