Republican Darren Bailey pressed Gov. JB Pritzker on Illinois' $85.6 billion tax burden, energy costs and public safety in the only debate of the governor's race, as the Democrat leaned on President Trump.
President Trump rallied in Bullhead City with Arizona gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs as early voting rolls, defending his tariffs and the Iran war while two GOP House candidates stayed away.
The Justice Department has given California election officials 48 hours to verify the citizenship of voters it flagged as possible noncitizens, or set their mail ballots aside before the Nov. 3 midterm.
Rep. Andy Harris clashed with a Cambridge audience and then with reporters Tuesday night, as surging diesel prices and the administration's Russia fuel deal dominated his debate with Democrat Dan Schwartz.
Elon Musk has put more than $276 million behind Republican midterm efforts since July, making him the biggest known donor of the 2026 cycle as the GOP fights to hold Congress.
MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund are pulling planned spending from the districts of Reps. Tom Kean Jr. and Marianette Miller-Meeks, redirecting cash to safer GOP races with the House majority on the line.
Progressive demonstrators disrupted Minnesota's Lincoln Reagan Dinner and displayed a KKK-themed sign while House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the state's first Black female speaker and GOP gubernatorial nominee, addressed the crowd.
At least 65 Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates are on the November ballot for state legislative seats, and Republicans say the down-ballot push is a deliberate long game to remake the Democratic Party from the ground up.
President Trump said Saturday he would welcome Sen. John Fetterman into the Republican Party, praising the Pennsylvania Democrat's judgment and common sense weeks before the midterms.
Trump headlined a Syracuse rally for GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman, promising White House help to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul as Republicans enter the final stretch of the 2026 midterms.
Senate Democrats' top super PAC is pouring $5 million into deep-red Kansas, a state the party has not won in nearly a century, as it bets on Democrat Adam Hamilton against incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall.
California's official voter guide tells residents to reject a citizen-led voter ID measure, branding Proposition 39 an assault on democracy and warning that 'MAGA billionaires' want to decide which voters count.
President Trump is hammering South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews over her record on biological men in women's sports, as the Democrat now insists she was misrepresented on an issue Republicans say she has spent years ducking.
Democrat James Talarico has now missed 12 straight days of in-person campaigning in Texas, and leaked volunteer messages show his own network worrying about lost momentum.
Republican Saritha Komatireddy unveiled a 52-count mock indictment against Attorney General Letitia James, accusing the two-term Democrat of neglecting her duties while chasing President Trump.
Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Mike Collins clashed over the economy, tariffs and election integrity in the first debate of Georgia's nationally watched Senate race -- a combative hour that laid bare the stakes of a midterm contest Republicans badly want to flip.
Records show Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's campaign paid for a Disney World trip with his wife, a five-star UAE hotel and a Zurich dinner -- after he accused a GOP rival of living the 'good life' on donor money.
President Trump blasted Rep. Henry Cuellar for refusing to switch parties after receiving a pardon, throwing his support behind Republican Tano Tijerina in Texas' 28th District.
Italy's parliament gave final approval to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's electoral overhaul, a 227-164 vote the center-left denounced as a 'scam law' built to lock in power.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Treasurer Stacy Garrity met in the lone Pennsylvania governor debate, sparring over data centers, gas prices and the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Ken Paxton is putting tax cuts and cost relief at the heart of his Senate campaign after audio from a private donor meeting showed him naming gas prices and the Iran war as his biggest political drag.
Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand traded personal attacks over taxes, education and residency in the first televised debate of Iowa's governor race.
A vendor error pushed more than 3,100 Maricopa County mail ballots into the postal stream six days early, drawing fresh scrutiny to Arizona's election machinery as President Trump demands accountability.
President Donald Trump heads to Grand Island, Nebraska, to rally for Sen. Pete Ricketts as a tightening Senate race and a beef import fight test the GOP's rural coalition.
Sen. Ted Cruz accused Vice President JD Vance of 'feeling insecure' after Vance said Cruz is already running for president, a rare public clash between two GOP heavyweights weeks before the midterms.
Early returns show Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro surging past President Lula in Brazil's first-round presidential vote, upending a race polls called tight and raising the prospect of a runoff.
President Donald Trump rallied Republicans in Vandalia, Ohio, backing Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy while predicting a midterm 'big surprise' and promoting AI data centers.
Latino Democratic leaders are pressing the Democratic Governors Association to spend roughly $10 million in Texas as polls show the governor's race between Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa tightening.
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton square off Wednesday night in the only one-on-one televised debate of California's 2026 governor's race, days before county election offices begin mailing ballots.
A new University of New Hampshire poll shows Democrat Amanda Janoo leading five-term Republican Gov. Phil Scott 49-43, putting his bid for a sixth term in jeopardy.
A New York Times report built on nine former aides describes profane outbursts, slurs and rapid turnover inside Mary Peltola's Alaska Senate campaign, which calls the accounts exaggerated and denies any pattern of abuse.
NRSC Chairman Tim Scott told Senate Republicans the campaign arm will steer money toward Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Texas and New Hampshire, leaving Georgia and North Carolina off its list of top Senate targets six weeks before Election Day.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville tells Alabamians that a few more weeks of higher pump prices is worth the push to break Iran's regime, while Democratic rival Doug Jones demands a 60-day state fuel tax holiday.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is weighing a third presidential campaign in 2028, saying the midterm elections will show whether Republican voters want a different direction -- and he wants state attorneys general to crack down on prediction markets.
President Trump is pressing Senate Republicans to terminate the filibuster, warning that Democrats will do it themselves and turn Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico into states that lock in one-party rule.
Fairshake, the crypto industry's flagship super PAC, is rolling out a $30 million advertising and direct-mail campaign against former Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio after Democrats blocked the CLARITY Act, making the state the first battleground of the industry's most aggressive midterm push yet.
South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson, a Republican, has endorsed Democratic nominee Terrence Davis to run the office that oversees the state's elections.
Senate Democrats closed ranks behind Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after a closed-door meeting in Washington, and the party's main super PAC is adding $10 million to a race that could decide control of Congress in the midterm elections.
Texas Republicans are splitting publicly after their nominee for railroad commissioner refused to back away from a post that Sen. John Cornyn and other GOP leaders called racist.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he would not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris enters the race, calling a head-to-head primary 'mutual assured destruction' that would only benefit Republicans.
Rep. Tom Tiffany and his pilot escaped with minor injuries after their single-engine plane lost power and went down in Lake Wausau, triggering a frantic nighttime rescue.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson officially launched his reelection campaign Sunday, betting that a coalition of progressive and working-class voters will carry him past a crowded field of better-funded challengers in the 2027 mayoral race.
Swedes headed to the polls Sunday in a general election that has tightened into a dead heat, with the Sweden Democrats eyeing a first-ever role in government.
President Donald Trump closed the Republican National Committee's first midterm convention since 1982 with a two-day rally in Dallas that showcased his record and delivered a blunt appeal to voters ahead of November.
DSA-backed state Rep. David Morales, 27, unseated Providence Mayor Brett Smiley in Wednesday's Democratic primary, extending the left's city-by-city surge ahead of the midterms.
Seven Republican chief election officials told the Supreme Court it is too late to implement the administration's mail-ballot rule before November, warning of delays, mistakes and confusion for voters.
A fresh Texas poll shows a tight U.S. Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton, with forecasting models still favoring the GOP as both parties dig in for the final stretch before November 3.
President Donald Trump told the Republican convention in Dallas he will send a $5,000 'Trump Dividend' to every adult American if the GOP keeps the House and Senate in November, tying the pledge to tariff revenue and a wartime economy.
Sen. John Fetterman made a surprise video appearance at the Republican midterm convention Wednesday night, praising President Trump and GOP Sen. Dave McCormick while declaring he will always reject the extremes and socialism of the modern left.
Republicans open the first midterm convention in party history in Dallas, with President Trump headlining both nights in a push to hold Congress and turn out the voters who powered his 2024 comeback.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces Helena Foulkes in a primary rematch Wednesday as the Washington Bridge closure and a state contract scandal hang over his reelection bid. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
Democrat Stefany Shaheen and Trump-backed Republican Anthony DiLorenzo won their primaries in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, setting up a November fight that could help decide control of the House.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Missouri's emergency request to use a newly drawn Republican-backed congressional map in November, keeping the state's existing districts in place while voters decide the map's fate at the ballot box.
President Donald Trump headlines the Republican Party's first-ever midterm national convention in Dallas this week, a two-night push to rally voters behind GOP candidates ahead of November's elections.
New Hampshire voters decide dueling Senate primary fights Tuesday in the race to replace retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, a contest that could shape Senate control and test Trump's pull and the far left's momentum.
Hunter Biden told WABC radio host John Catsimatidis on Sunday that he "may have to" run for president in 2028, a sharp reversal from his August dismissal of a White House bid.
The Trump administration filed its third emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to keep U.S. Postal Service mail-ballot integrity rules in place as states begin sending ballots for the November 3 midterm elections.
Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker told Democrats who see him as a liability that his job is not to make the party look good, and he named Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as his 2028 choice.
A man carrying two firearms was arrested at Ohio's Canfield Fair after lunging at Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton during a campaign stop, knocking over two older volunteers. He faces assault charges as both major-party campaigns condemned the violence.
House Democrats are preparing a wave of investigations targeting President Trump, his Cabinet, and his family if they reclaim the House majority in November, top lawmakers say.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper appointed Kerwin Pittman, a convicted Bloods gang member who served 11.5 years for conspiracy to commit murder, to his 2020 police reform task force -- and praised the panel's defund-friendly recommendations.
Trump and Vance headline a packed speaker roster for the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas, with Senate battleground candidates and top administration officials taking the stage Sept. 9-10.
MAGA Inc., the super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump, dropped $10 million on the Texas Senate race in its first general-election ad buy, boosting Ken Paxton and hitting Democrat James Talarico in a toss-up contest.
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's public schedule for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 is packed with a Mexican festival, a farmers market and a county fair - with no remembrance event listed.
North Carolina became the first state to mail 2026 general election ballots Friday as President Trump's mail-voting integrity order heads back to the Supreme Court amid a flurry of last-minute legal challenges.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed progressive Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon on Thursday, pulling the national left into her November race against Trump-backed Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.
DHS has assigned hundreds of federal agents to a coordinated voter fraud surge across nine states, scouring voter rolls for noncitizens through mid-October ahead of the November midterms.
More than 400 Jewish Democrats in Michigan are backing Republican Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed, warning the leftist campaign's allies leave them feeling threatened and alienated.
Sen. Ed Markey, 80, defeated Rep. Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, handing progressives a win over the party's generational-change wing.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pressing President Trump to go all-in for Ken Paxton as the Texas Senate race tightens, with the open seat now rated a toss-up and control of the chamber in play.
Vice President JD Vance offered a direct olive branch to skeptical pro-Israel Republicans in a closed-door RJC appearance in Las Vegas, drawing a standing ovation while defending the U.S.-Israel alliance and condemning antisemitism.
A whistleblower report filed with the Postal Service warns that an untested online portal being rushed out to implement President Trump's mail voting order could disrupt ballot delivery ahead of the midterms.
The SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register for federal elections, is back at the center of the fight as Congress returns to a September funding deadline with the midterms weeks away.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing online backlash after brushing off questions about his ties to far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who says El-Sayed personally asked him to stump for the campaign.
Outgoing Sen. John Cornyn says he will not fundraise for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, calling the Texas attorney general 'lazy' and a 'poor campaigner' while directing his donor network toward close Senate races in other states.
A viral Detroit pastor is warning that Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee could use the office to push Sharia law, igniting a firestorm in the state's high-stakes race against Mike Rogers.
Rebecca Cooke, the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin's 3rd District, released her personal financial disclosure two days after the primary -- revealing payments from Third Way and the Pipeline Fund, two groups tied to George Soros' Open Society network.
Republicans are forcing a House vote on a resolution condemning socialism and naming the DSA directly, daring Democrats to oppose the socialist movement they claim to reject.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling reports of a possible 2028 White House run "100% false" after sources told NBC News he discussed a campaign with close friends and associates.
GOP Senate nominee Mike Collins' campaign condemned 'vile' social media posts by a former intern and PAC contractor as the Georgia race against Jon Ossoff heats up.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel accused Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of making excuses for domestic terrorism with his response to the Temple Israel synagogue attack, and demanded he retract the remarks.
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand bluntly rejected campaign help from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, saying the party needs new leadership as he takes on Trump-backed Republican Zach Lahn.
Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday's GOP runoff with 52.5% of the vote, locking up the Republican nomination for her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat.
President Donald Trump campaigned hard for Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina and Mike Mazzei in Oklahoma ahead of Tuesday's GOP runoffs, putting his endorsement record on the line after a shaky August.
Ken Paxton unveils a four-point plan targeting data centers while Democrat James Talarico pushes his own crackdown, making the AI boom and rising power and water costs a defining issue in the Texas Senate race.
Documents show Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence was arrested at a 2013 anti-pipeline protest, giving Republicans fresh ammunition in a race that could decide control of the House.
Sen. Dan Sullivan faces a November fight on two fronts: Mary Peltola's 5.4-point primary lead and a same-name independent candidate who could scramble Alaska's ranked-choice ballot.
Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is campaigning for California governor on his health care record, but new projections show the state's uninsured population nearly doubling by 2030 as federal reforms strip waste from Medicaid and Obamacare.
Sen. Tim Scott calls backing Trump-endorsed Darline Graham an "easy choice" ahead of Tuesday's South Carolina GOP Senate runoff, shrugging off the viral debate gaffe that shook the race.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed she will return to Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC after leaving her administration post, staying in the president's orbit ahead of the midterms.
Records show Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola missed nearly one in five Alaska House votes and more than a third of Bethel City Council meetings, drawing GOP scrutiny in a race that could decide Senate control.
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar is campaigning on fighting fraud, but a review of more than 1,000 of her Senate press releases found she never once mentioned the state's sprawling Feeding Our Future scandal.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed the 80-year-old incumbent hours before his final debate against Rep. Seth Moulton, undercutting the challenger's generational change pitch in the Massachusetts Senate primary.
Alexander Vindman's double-digit loss to DSA-backed Angie Nixon caps a primary season that has decimated the anti-Trump resistance, as Democratic voters demand a new playbook.
President Donald Trump heads to Myrtle Beach Friday night to rally for Sen. Darline Graham days before her GOP Senate runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman -- a high-stakes test of his endorsement in the race to replace the late Lindsey Graham.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill blasted the Trump administration while releasing findings on thousands of improperly registered noncitizen voters -- and disputed DHS claims that the state agreed to cooperate.
Mike Rogers launched his 'Democrats for Mike Rogers' coalition in Detroit on Thursday as new polling shows the Michigan Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed in a dead heat.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens tore into the DNC after his city was dropped from the 2028 convention shortlist, accusing party bosses of abandoning the South and Black voters.
Matt DeBergalis, a co-founder of the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights Thursday in a closed-door deposition with three House committees investigating alleged foreign donations and election fraud protections.
Anti-Trump resistance celebrities keep losing 2026 primaries as Democratic voters reject the impeachment-era brand in favor of socialist challengers.
A Missouri judge ruled the Trump-backed congressional map will stand for November, rejecting a bid to force the GOP-friendly districts to a statewide vote.
Longtime conservative voters in rural Texas are threatening to abandon Gov. Greg Abbott over the data center boom and a $33 billion transmission build-out, reshaping the November governor's race.
Trump-backed Rep. Byron Donalds won Florida's Republican gubernatorial nomination Tuesday, cruising past Lt. Gov. Jay Collins to set up a November showdown with David Jolly -- while a Democratic socialist stunned the establishment in the Senate primary.
State Sen. Eric Barlow, a rancher and former speaker of the Wyoming House, defeated Trump-endorsed Megan Degenfelder in the GOP gubernatorial primary, positioning himself as the heavy favorite for November.
Newt Gingrich endorses Speaker Mike Johnson's Contrast for America midterm strategy, with fundraising projected to approach $400 million as the GOP works to grow its House majority.
Shasta County is bringing former Colorado clerk Tina Peters into its elections office as a consultant, drawing national attention and sharp criticism from the left.
Three democratic socialist candidates are challenging establishment Democrats in Tuesday's Florida primaries, while Trump-backed Byron Donalds leads the GOP race for governor.
Sen. Jon Ossoff's viral attack on Trump aide Natalie Harp drew a 'Pee-wee Herman' jab from the president and a blistering White House response -- putting the Georgia Senate race in the national spotlight.
A staffer for Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed called Mike Rogers' flag-waving pickup truck video "KKK cross burning" aesthetics, drawing a swift rebuke from the GOP Senate campaign.
Rep. Russell Fry endorses Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's GOP Senate runoff, consolidating support behind President Trump's pick ahead of the Aug. 25 vote.
Rep. Randy Fine is fighting back after primary rival Dan Bilzerian posted an antisemitic, AI-generated ad invoking Hitler, drawing condemnation from Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders days before Florida's Aug. 18 primary.
Sen. Jon Ossoff packed a Midtown Atlanta rally with more than 1,000 supporters on Sunday, attacking President Trump and Republican nominee Mike Collins as the Georgia Senate race enters its final stretch with early voting eight weeks away.
AIPAC-linked super PACs have poured more than $4 million into Tuesday's special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, turning a sleepy Bay Area runoff into a proxy fight between the Democratic Party's establishment and progressive wings.
California Rep. Ro Khanna turned the DNC summer meeting into a 2028 showcase, backing ICE abolition, declaring 'zero aid to Israel,' and vowing investigations if Democrats retake Congress.
President Trump headlined a Long Island law enforcement rally for GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman, touting record crime reductions and hammering Gov. Kathy Hochul over sanctuary policies.
President Trump has given his complete and total endorsement to Republican Saritha Komatireddy in the New York attorney general race, vowing to unseat Letitia James this November.
Trump heads into the general election season with a 98 percent endorsement record, more than 230 primary wins, and big tests ahead in Florida and South Carolina.
The DNC approved its 2028 primary calendar Saturday, putting South Carolina first and shoving Iowa out of the early window entirely.
Democratic leaders are refusing to abandon Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson after a report he fathered children with his second cousin and a resurfaced 1988 police report accusing him of assault, with Donna Brazile calling the revelations "salacious gossip."
Trump says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is quietly positioning for a 2028 White House run while Democrats distance themselves from defund-police and sanctuary-city stances.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compared President Trump to Osama bin Laden in a newly unearthed 2021 blog post, calling January 6 an act of terrorism.
President Trump personally pressed Rep. Russell Fry to endorse Sen. Darline Graham in the South Carolina Senate runoff, consolidating GOP support behind her ahead of the August 25 showdown with Ralph Norman.
Nigel Farage faces a record 34-candidate ballot in Clacton as counting begins on a by-election he triggered by resigning his own seat over a financial controversy.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson acknowledges a nearly 40-year-old assault after a newly surfaced police report details him kicking in a door and punching a man -- the latest headache for a campaign that already replaced one scandal-plagued nominee.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley edged out democratic socialist Francesca Hong by less than half a point, becoming the first Black nominee for Wisconsin governor in state history and setting up a November matchup with Trump-backed Rep. Tom Tiffany.
NRSC Chair Tim Scott endorsed Sen. Darline Graham Nordone in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman, one day after her first-place primary finish.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is refusing to concede Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary, insisting the race isn't over even as the AP called it for House Speaker Lisa Demuth by an 11-point margin.
A new Siena University poll shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over Trump-backed Bruce Blakeman cut to 10 points among likely voters, signaling a competitive New York governor's race with under three months to Election Day.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar won the Minnesota Democratic primary for governor, setting up a historic all-female November matchup against GOP nominee Lisa Demuth.
Rep. John Larson, a 14-term Connecticut Democrat, lost his primary Tuesday to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who ran on generational change after Larson's years of anti-Trump crusades.
DSA-backed state Rep. Francesca Hong enters Wisconsin primary day as the Democratic frontrunner for governor, setting up a November clash with Trump-endorsed Rep. Tom Tiffany.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., voted against President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill -- then spent the next year calling for a permanent version of its most popular provision.
The Senate wrapped up its marathon pre-recess session without passing the SAVE America Act, but a Friday-night deal between President Trump and Republican leaders keeps the voter ID fight alive for September.
Gary Cordery won the Republican nomination for Hawaii governor in Saturday's primary, setting up a November showdown with Democratic Gov. Josh Green and a bid to end the GOP's two-decade drought in the state's top office.
Sen. Bernie Sanders is demanding Democratic leaders ban super PACs from party primaries, calling out AIPAC's record spending in the Michigan race and a $517 million wave of outside money this cycle.
AOC declined to endorse democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Aug. 11 primary, joking that 'Woke 1 was crazy' and urging voters to judge the frontrunner on her current positions.
Rep. Max Miller stays on Ohio's November ballot after the GOP's replacement window closes, leaving Republicans to defend a long-held district amid abuse allegations and an ethics investigation.
Abdul El-Sayed's narrow primary victory over Rep. Haley Stevens has thrown Michigan's Senate race into chaos, with Biden-world figures refusing to back him and Republican Mike Rogers courting disaffected Democratic voters.
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters says James Talarico's GOP crossover push is a pipe dream, pointing to exposed donor records and a GOP closing ranks behind Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's approval rating has sunk to a new low in the latest KSTP/SurveyUSA poll, his fourth straight monthly decline, as voters prepare for Tuesday's primary amid the child rapist pardon firestorm and fraud scandals.
Nine Republican candidates made their closing arguments Saturday in the race to fill the late Lindsey Graham's Senate seat, with the South Carolina special primary set for Tuesday.
Hawaii voters head to the polls Saturday in a primary that could reshape the Aloha State's delegation, with a Bernie Sanders-backed progressive challenging a Democratic congressman who backed President Trump's SAVE America Act.
Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown once celebrated Amazon data centers as economic wins. Now, in his Senate comeback bid, he campaigns against the very projects he championed, blaming them for rising utility costs.
Sen. Mike Lee and more than 20 Republican senators are demanding the Senate cancel its August recess until the SAVE America Act passes, setting up a clash with Majority Leader John Thune over the proof-of-citizenship voting bill.
President Trump declined to endorse John Thune for another term as Senate GOP leader, escalating a feud over the stalled SAVE America Act and Trump's push to terminate the filibuster.
Sens. Lankford and Lee introduce the Ballots by Election Day Act to require states to count only ballots received by poll close, targeting California's weeks-long vote counts.
Marsha Blackburn won the Tennessee GOP gubernatorial primary, putting her on track to become the state's first female governor and setting up a Senate seat appointment for a successor.
Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Ogles faces former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher in Tennessee's 5th District Republican primary on Aug. 6 in what has become one of the most closely watched House primaries of the year.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed beat moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's record-setting Democratic Senate primary, handing the party's left wing a historic win and setting up a November showdown with Republican Mike Rogers.
President Trump privately signaled Vice President JD Vance is his preferred 2028 successor during a White House donor meeting, while Marco Rubio continues closing the gap in early polling.
Tucker Carlson unveiled a 10-point America First vision in a Wednesday livestream as reports emerged that he, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and former Trump allies are building a breakaway political movement.
Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended censure -- leaving North Carolina Republicans scrambling to pick a replacement for a suddenly competitive seat.
Democrat Julian Beaudion quits the South Dakota Senate race after a house fire, financial hardship, and alleged threats, leaving independent Brian Bengs as the lone challenger to GOP Sen. Mike Rounds.
Thomas J. Smith, a candidate who reportedly suspended his campaign in July, won Michigan's 8th District GOP primary over President Trump's endorsed pick Amir Hassan, setting up a November clash with Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, the most expensive Democratic Senate primary of the year, setting up a November matchup against Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers.
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence won Michigan's 7th District Democratic primary, beating two moderate rivals to set up a November clash with GOP Rep. Tom Barrett in one of the nation's most expensive House battlegrounds.
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a 300,000-signature referendum bid on the Trump-backed Missouri First congressional map, prompting an immediate court challenge.
Rep. Wesley Bell defeated former Rep. Cori Bush in the Missouri 1st District Democratic primary rematch, ending Bush's comeback bid in the St. Louis-based seat.
House Republican leaders are privately urging Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina to drop his re-election bid after a House Ethics Committee report recommended his censure over harassment allegations, putting a competitive district in play.
Michigan's Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens headlines a five-state primary slate Tuesday, with Trump-endorsed Mike Rogers already nominated on the GOP side.
A resurfaced 2018 video shows Michigan Democratic Senate frontrunner Abdul El-Sayed pushing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, hours before the state's primary.
House Republicans launched a formal probe into New Jersey's election system after the state admitted 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote and roughly 400 cast ballots. Jordan and Steil demand documents by August 17.
Trump-backed Rep. John James leads the Michigan GOP governor primary polls but faces a last-minute grassroots surge from self-funded businessman Perry Johnson, with voters heading to the polls Tuesday in a race now in a statistical tie.
A super PAC funded by Ripple billionaire Chris Larsen has poured roughly $2 million into Tennessee's 5th District GOP primary to unseat Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles, who is fighting back days before the August 6 vote.
South Carolina's GOP Senate hopefuls face off in the first debate of the race to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, with Trump-backed Darline Graham looking to hold off Norman, Fry, and Sanford.
The entire Squad has lined up behind Abdul El-Sayed days before Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, handing Republicans a clear line of attack in the battleground race.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville says he will leave the party before sharing it with left-wing Twitch star Hasan Piker, exposing a widening civil war inside the Democratic coalition ahead of Michigan's Senate primary.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially entered the 2027 Chicago mayoral race Sunday, announcing his candidacy with a staggering $22 million war chest that dwarfs the rest of the field.
Queens Democratic Socialist candidate Brian Romero deleted a GoFundMe seeking $2,000 for rent and groceries just months before taking a $142,000-a-year Assembly seat.
Former Rep. Cori Bush is fighting to reclaim Missouri's 1st District from Rep. Wesley Bell in Tuesday's primary, the latest flashpoint in the socialist wing's war on the Democratic establishment.
Gov. Gavin Newsom released four years of tax returns Friday on the final day of his self-imposed deadline, revealing $1.4 million in taxable income in 2024 amid an ongoing federal investigation into his family's finances.
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, backed by Adam Schiff, abruptly ends his gubernatorial campaign as a sexual misconduct investigation emerges, shaking up the Democratic primary.
President Trump demanded Senate Majority Leader John Thune keep the chamber in session until the SAVE America Act passes or terminate the filibuster, escalating a high-stakes confrontation as the August recess approaches.
With 100 days until the November midterm elections, Republicans enter the final stretch with a major financial advantage, redistricting wins, and a Democratic Party lurching leftward that could help the GOP defy historical headwinds.
Maine Democrats formally selected former state Senate President Troy Jackson as their Senate nominee Saturday, replacing scandal-scarred Graham Platner in a must-win race against five-term incumbent Susan Collins that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
Former NFL kicker Jay Feely, endorsed by President Trump, won the GOP primary in Arizona's 1st Congressional District and will face former Jets team doctor Amish Shah in November in a race that could decide control of the House.
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris warns Democrats have moved 'way beyond socialism' as DSA-backed candidates sweep primaries across the country, giving Republicans a powerful midterm message.
The DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted Friday to make South Carolina the first 2028 Democratic primary state, booting Iowa from the early window entirely in a dramatic restructuring of the nominating calendar.
IDEMIA fired back at New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill's claim that a software error caused 6,600 non-citizens to be registered to vote, revealing the state's Division of Elections was responsible for verifying eligibility as the DOJ opens an investigation.
President Trump's patience with Senate Majority Leader John Thune is running out as the SAVE Act election security bill stalls in the Senate, with the White House demanding action before the August recess.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has surged to 22% in the New Hampshire Democratic primary poll, edging Pete Buttigieg and leaving Kamala Harris far behind in a dramatic shift to the left.
The House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act 232-198 on Wednesday, with 198 Democrats voting against banning members of Congress from buying individual stocks. The bill also includes voter ID requirements from the SAVE America Act.
Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs won the Arizona GOP gubernatorial primary with 71% of the vote, setting up a November showdown with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in one of 2026's most competitive races.
House Republicans passed a key procedural vote Tuesday, advancing a major legislative package that includes the SAVE Act merged with the defense bill, a congressional stock trading ban, a government funding extension through December, and a budget framework for reconciliation.
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced a software error registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote, with nearly 400 casting ballots -- just days after President Trump warned noncitizen voting is a national crisis.
The Democratic Socialists of America endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan, adding another front in the far-left war against their own party.
Senator Ron Johnson is set to chair the Senate Budget Committee after Lindsey Graham's death, inheriting a high-stakes fight over a $95 billion reconciliation package that funds the Iran conflict and advances Trump's SAVE America Act.
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned the nation is in an ideological battle against Marxism at the Alliance Defending Freedom Summit, calling for a renewed focus on America's founding principles and warning against DSA-backed candidates winning primaries.
Congressman Ralph Norman officially entered the race for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat over the weekend, setting up a GOP primary showdown with Trump-endorsed Darline Graham as the August 11 special election approaches.
A campaign finance scandal has thrown Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary into chaos, with a socialist candidate threatening to seize the nomination as party leaders scramble to salvage the race weeks before Election Day.
Sen. Darline Graham has privately expressed interest in running for a full Senate term as memorial services are announced for her late brother, Lindsey Graham, reshaping a crowded GOP primary.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt returned to the briefing room podium Thursday for her first formal press conference since maternity leave, fielding questions on Iran, the midterm elections, and President Trump's primetime address.
President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address Thursday night on election integrity and voting machine security, teasing major revelations including possible disclosure of intelligence on Chinese interference in American elections.
House Republicans dropped a $95 billion reconciliation framework combining Iran war funding, farm aid, and election integrity -- their last big legislative push before the midterms.
President Donald Trump threw his complete and total endorsement behind MyPillow founder Mike Lindell in Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary, calling him 'one of America's greatest and most hard working Patriots.'
President Trump allowed Senator Raphael Warnock's bipartisan housing reform to become law without his signature, capping corporate home purchases at 350 properties while the White House presses forward on election security legislation.
President Donald Trump wants Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone appointed to his vacant Senate seat as an interim replacement. Gov. Henry McMaster announces his decision at 4 p.m. Monday.
President Donald Trump removed all three remaining commissioners from the Election Assistance Commission, citing the Supreme Court's Slaughter ruling and clearing the way for election integrity reforms ahead of the November midterms.
Maine Democrats are in full crisis mode after Senate nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign following a sexual assault allegation. With a tight July 27 deadline to choose a replacement, the party faces an unprecedented scramble to field a challenger against Republican Senator Susan Collins in a race that could decide Senate control.
President Donald Trump has removed the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, clearing the way for new leadership focused on election integrity ahead of the November midterms.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign Wednesday night after a woman accused him of rape, throwing one of the most competitive Senate races into chaos just months before the midterm elections.
President Trump backs Speaker Johnson's plan to pass the SAVE America Act through budget reconciliation, bypassing the Senate filibuster with a $4 billion grant program workaround and $350 billion in Pentagon funding.
The Democrat civil war reaches Michigan as Mallory McMorrow drops out, leaving a high-stakes Senate primary showdown between far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed and establishment moderate Haley Stevens.
New York congressional candidate Claire Valdez used America's 250th birthday to push a pro-Palestinian message -- and never once mentioned the United States or its founding.
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faces a sexual assault allegation from a former acquaintance, has canceled multiple campaign events, and is rumored to be dropping out of his toss-up race against Susan Collins.
Tucker Carlson announced he is leaving the Republican Party and building a new third party, joined by Marjorie Taylor Greene, in a move that has reignited debate about the two-party system ahead of the November midterms.
Speaker Mike Johnson vows to advance Trump's SAVE America Act voter ID legislation through budget reconciliation after a GOP revolt led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna blocked House proceedings last week.
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her Senate campaign Sunday, leaving the party's primary in chaos between a centrist and a socialist with just weeks until the August 4 election -- a gift for Trump-backed Mike Rogers.
Rep. Susie Lee, a vulnerable swing-district Democrat who brands herself a bipartisan dealmaker, was caught on video telling a liberal audience that watching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testify made her want to 'beat the s--- out of him.'
AOC endorsed far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate primary, putting herself at odds with Chuck Schumer in a race that could determine control of the Senate.
President Trump announced the Republican Party will hold its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9-10, an unprecedented event designed to rally voters and showcase America First achievements ahead of the critical 2026 midterm elections.
DSA-backed socialist Melat Kiros ousted 30-year incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's primary as Phil Weiser defeated Sen. Michael Bennet for governor, marking the latest left-wing victories in a divided Democratic Party.
New York Times/Siena polling across six Senate battleground states shows Republicans leading in Alaska, Iowa, and Ohio while tied in Texas, indicating the GOP Senate majority is holding despite Democratic enthusiasm.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that federal limits on political party coordinated expenditures violate the First Amendment, overruling the 2001 Colorado II precedent and allowing parties to spend freely in coordination with their own candidates.
Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow wins Louisiana Senate GOP primary runoff, defeating state Treasurer John Fleming and setting the stage to replace Bill Cassidy in November.
Joe Biden called President Trump a 'loser' over D.C. beautification projects during a Maryland gala speech, drawing backlash as the Trump administration's popular renovation agenda continues to enjoy broad public support.
President Trump is refusing to sign a bipartisan housing bill until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, setting up a high-stakes confrontation over election integrity ahead of the midterms.
Nancy Pelosi and Ilhan Omar refused to address the growing influence of the socialist movement after three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their Democratic primaries.
Louisiana Republicans head to the polls Saturday in a Senate runoff that will test President Trump's endorsement power as Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow faces state Treasurer John Fleming to replace ousted Sen. Bill Cassidy.
South Dakota GOP fires Sergeant at Arms Matt Bruner after he was caught on video denying conservative activist Scott Presler entry to a John Thune BBQ event at the state convention. Party chairman issues apology.
South Dakota Republicans are considering censuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune at their state convention for failing to advance the SAVE America Act, as grassroots frustration over election integrity reaches a tipping point.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed HB 472, a bill requiring photo ID for mail-in ballots, dealing a blow to election integrity efforts. Republicans may override.
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Wednesday that socialism and Marxism have 'taken full control' of the Democratic Party after DSA-backed candidates swept New York's Democratic primaries, ousting two incumbents and dealing a humiliating blow to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
President Trump warned blue states will 'only get worse' after socialist-backed candidates swept Democratic congressional primaries in New York City, ousting incumbents and signaling a far-left takeover of deep-blue districts.
Trump-backed Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino defeated establishment candidate Robert Smullen in a landslide in New York's 21st Congressional District Republican primary, proving once again the enduring power of the Trump endorsement in GOP primaries.
Hakeem Jeffries faces a fractured Democratic caucus after Mamdani-backed socialists swept NY primary races, while continuing to attack Trump's Iran campaign.
Voters across four states head to the polls Tuesday for primaries and runoffs that will set the stage for November, with key battles in Maryland, New York, Utah, and South Carolina.
New York primary voters head to the polls Tuesday in elections that will test Mayor Zohran Mamdani's socialist movement, President Donald Trump's endorsement power, and set the stage for November's battle for control of the House.
Vice President JD Vance and Senator Rick Scott are pressing Senate Majority Leader John Thune to pass the SAVE America Act voter ID bill, as a deepening rift between the White House and Senate GOP leadership plays out ahead of the midterms.
President Trump endorsed both Republican candidates in the South Carolina governor's runoff Friday, a strategic hedge after his previous endorsements lost primaries in Iowa and Georgia this month. The runoff between Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and AG Alan Wilson is Tuesday.
Georgia House Republicans rejected Governor Kemp's call to redraw congressional and legislative maps during a special session, citing insufficient time and legal uncertainty following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
Healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson defeated Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia's GOP gubernatorial runoff Tuesday, spending over $100 million of his own money in one of the biggest upsets of the 2026 primary season.
Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley in the Georgia Republican Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, earning the nomination to face Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in November.
President Trump's endorsement powered Mike Collins to victory in Georgia's Senate runoff, while key races in Alabama, Oklahoma, and D.C. tested the president's political influence in a major primary night.
President Donald Trump's endorsement power faces crucial tests in Tuesday's primaries and runoffs across Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, D.C., and California, with key Senate and governor races on the line.
President Trump's endorsement power faces a critical test Tuesday as voters in Georgia, Alabama, and Oklahoma head to the polls for primary and runoff elections that will shape the 2026 midterm landscape.
John Cornyn's runoff loss to Ken Paxton leaves Texas Republicans facing a unity test as Democrat James Talarico tries to turn Paxton's baggage into a Senate opening.
Graham Platner wins Maine Democratic Senate primary; Lindsey Graham secures South Carolina GOP nomination as four states hold primaries.
Byron Donalds leads Florida GOP governor primary with 46% support and Trump endorsement as fundraising tops $22 million in one quarter.
Voters in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota head to the polls for key primaries that will shape the 2026 midterms.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has been endorsed by the attorney who represented Ken Paxton during his 2023 impeachment trial.
Marco Rubio has closed to within one point of JD Vance on Kalshi at 30-31% for the 2028 GOP nomination, turning the race into a two-man contest.
Six days after the June 2 primary, Steve Hilton still leads Tom Steyer for second place, but late mail ballots and fraud concerns threaten to flip the outcome.
Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt for second place in the L.A. mayoral primary, setting up a potential November runoff against Mayor Karen Bass.
Xavier Becerra advances to November in tight California governor race as slow mail ballot count leaves second spot between Hilton and Steyer uncertain.
Graham Platner's Senate campaign in Maine has been derailed by a Nazi tattoo controversy and multiple allegations of abusive behavior from former partners.
Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into potential election fraud following the California primary amid reports of delayed results and irregularities.
Candace Owens says she would support Tucker Carlson if he ran for president, while ruling out a run of her own.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information, resolving an 18-count indictment.
Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass finished first in the June 2 primary but faces a serious November challenge after Spencer Pratt captured second place and exposed deep voter anger over the Palisades Fire response and ongoing city failures.
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette skipped the latest GOP gubernatorial debate, opting for a get-out-the-vote rally instead.
Karen Bass is seeing her reelection odds drop as Spencer Pratt gains ground in the Los Angeles mayoral race ahead of the June 2 primary.
Several artists have withdrawn from the Freedom 250 concert series on the National Mall, saying they were misled about the event’s political connections.