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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 02: Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) speaks at a campaign rally on March 2, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is visiting various locations around the state in the lead up to tomorrow's primaries. (Photo by Danielle Villasana/Getty Images)

Campaigns & Elections Why Texas could determine which party controls the Senate in 2027

William A. Galston

March 4, 2026

People vote on Election Day at a polling location at West Gray Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston, on March 3, 2026. Americans cast the first ballots of the primary season on Tuesday, kicking off a midterm cycle that could redraw the political map in Washington -- and shape how Donald Trump spends the remainder of his presidency.

Campaigns & Elections How factional primaries could turn a Democratic wave into a trickle

Elaine Kamarck

March 3, 2026

Iranians protest against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran After the strike: The danger of war in Iran

Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Mara Karlin, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Stephanie T. Williams, Sharan Grewal, Steven Heydemann, Dafna H. Rand, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Kemal Kirişci, Hady Amr, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Pavel K. Baev, Steven Pifer, Ryan Hass, Tanvi Madan, Lynn Kuok, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Caitlin Talmadge, Joshua Rovner, Samantha Gross, William A. Galston, Scott R. Anderson +18 more

March 3, 2026

Children attending Sonshine Christian Academy go for a walk in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, on September, 11, 2024.

Early Childhood Education Helping low-income families access WIC and free early childhood education

Jon Valant, Lindsay Weixler

March 3, 2026

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