Election
Democrats’ divide over Israel tested in primary showdown for U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens is out to prove that a Democrat can stand with Israel in defiance of liberal activists and still win the party's nomination.
Out with the old: Anti-incumbent fervor sweeps out House members
Seven House members lost primary races so far in 2026, surpassing the average number of incumbents defeated in primaries over the past 40 election cycles.
Rape allegation shatters Graham Platner’s far-left base, puts his campaign on death watch
Graham Platner is running out of friends. The same left-wing coalition that helped turn him into a rock star in Maine's U.S. Senate race abandoned him Tuesday in the wake of a rape allegation that has thrown into turmoil the Democratic Party's plan to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Sanders says Platner should quit Maine Senate race
Sen. Bernard Sanders has joined the chorus of elected leaders calling on Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race -- a move that could put a final nail in the Democrat's political coffin and clear the way for the state party to pick a replacement.
Trump warms to using filibuster-proof budget process to pass pieces of SAVE America Act
President Trump is backing House GOP leadership's plan to use the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to pass portions of the SAVE America Act after an initially cool reception to the idea.
Platner borrows from the Trump playbook in maverick left-wing run for U.S. Senate
Graham Platner is adopting elements of President Trump's populist approach in the Maine Senate race, tapping into voter frustration with a system they believe is stacked against them and casting the criticism he faces as evidence that powerful interests are trying to block him and his supporters from reclaiming power.
Socialists score another major win as Melat Kiros topples Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado
Democratic socialists achieved a fresh set of bragging rights after Melat Kiros unseated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st Congressional District -- the latest sign that the party's left flank is increasingly willing to topple its own establishment.
Trump calls Supreme Court ballot decision ‘tremendous loss,’ demands passage of voter ID bill
President Trump railed against Monday's Supreme Court ruling that allows states to keep counting ballots after Election Day and urged Congress to pass his voter ID legislation that would severely restrict mail-in ballots.
Supreme Court to weigh Arizona’s proof of citizenship for voter registration
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major election dispute next term regarding whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship when registering people to vote.
Supreme Court allows mail-in ballots to be counted days after Election Day
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Mississippi's mail-in ballot law that allows absentee ballots to be counted up to five days past Election Day.
Socialists draft an aggressive new agenda for the Democratic Party
Claire Valdez used her victory speech Tuesday night in New York's 7th Congressional District to lay down a marker: She vowed to fight to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stand firmly with the transgender community, and push to end the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
Democrats wield Epstein files as weapon in battle for the U.S. Senate
From the East Coast to the Rust Belt to the Deep South, Democrats are making Jeffrey Epstein a centerpiece of their 2026 campaign strategy.
Early results put Lewis George in lead to win Democratic nomination for D.C. mayor
The District's progressive candidates took healthy leads in crucial primary races Tuesday night as a new voting system resulted in hourslong delays.
D.C. voters to choose new mayor, congressional rep for first time in decades
D.C. residents will head to the polls Tuesday to select a shifting lineup of mayoral and congressional leaders as the nation's capital grapples with declining revenue and increased federal oversight of its day-to-day operations under the Trump administration.
Trump tests his winning streak with endorsements in Georgia and Alabama runoffs for U.S. Senate
President Trump, who has bragged about his "amazing track record" in picking MAGA primary winners, will see his influence put to the test in Georgia, where he endorsed GOP Senate candidate Mike Collins in Tuesday's GOP runoff election that polls show is virtually tied.
Sen. Bernie Sanders pulls Democratic Party hard left as his primary picks rack up wins
Sen. Bernard Sanders is steadily making good on his long-running mission to pull the Democratic Party to the far left.
Democrats rally behind party’s N.J. congressional nominee with ties to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terrorist
Congressional Democrats are throwing their support behind Adam Hamawy, their party's nominee in the state's 12th Congressional District, despite his vouching in court for the good character of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the "Blind Sheikh" convicted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Epstein files crusade takes down Nancy Mace
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace lost her bid to move into South Carolina's governor's mansion because, in her words, she voted to release the Epstein files.
Platner wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine, will face Collins
Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
D.C. mayoral candidates fight it out in final days before election
The top candidates in D.C.'s mayoral primary are showing an eagerness to attack each other's records as the race between former Council colleagues Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie nears its end.
