Election
California’s post-election flood of mail-in ballots fails to knock Steve Hilton from governor’s race
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton secured a place on the November ballot as California election officials continue counting thousands of ballots that favor Democrats more than a week after the primary.
Raman clinches spot in Los Angeles mayoral runoff against Bass, as Pratt slips to third
Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles City Council member, has edged out reality-TV star Spencer Pratt in the city's mayoral primary and will run off against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November.
Platner’s bid tests how much personal baggage Maine voters will tolerate
Graham Platner is poised to win his party's Senate nomination Tuesday in Maine despite a campaign roiled by offensive Reddit posts he wrote years ago, a chest tattoo widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, and more recent reports of unsettling behavior toward women -- a trajectory that would place him among a growing number of politicians whose personal failings have not derailed them at the ballot box.
Nithya Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. mayoral race
Nithya Raman, a progressive member of the Los Angeles City Council, surpassed reality-TV star Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral primary Sunday, after a surge in her vote count put her in second place.
Democrats deflect on Platner accusations despite ‘believe women’ past
Democratic lawmakers deflected Sunday when asked about misconduct allegations against Graham Platner, refusing to condemn the Senate candidate despite previously championing the Democrats' "Believe all women" mantra.
Club for Growth: GOP must persuade base to vote ‘one more time’ for Trump in midterms
Republicans could snatch victory in the midterms that many say would be a surprise if they convince their base to vote "one more time" for President Trump to keep Democrats from deep-sixing the MAGA agenda, said Club for Growth President David McIntosh.
‘Not a scandalous thing at all’: Speaker Johnson vouches for GOP lawmaker absent for 3 months
House Speaker Mike Johnson is defending Rep. Tom Kean's three-month absence from in-person congressional work over an undisclosed health issue, saying the New Jersey Republican will return soon and provide "full transparency" on his medical condition.
‘This makes me nervous’: GOP sounds alarm on flood of uncounted mail-in ballots in California
Republicans Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt on Tuesday won enough support in early election returns to appear on the November ballot in the California governor's race and Los Angeles mayor's race. But election officials could still be counting mail-in ballots for weeks.
MAHA tops MAGA in Iowa’s GOP governor’s contest
Republican businessman Zach Lahn defeated Rep. Randy Feenstra in Iowa's GOP gubernatorial primary Tuesday, dealing a rare primary loss to President Trump after his late endorsement failed to push his chosen candidate over the finish line.
Dem Mayor Karen Bass tops L.A. primary, faces possible general election showdown with Spencer Pratt
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass moved a step closer to winning reelection after securing the top spot in the city's jungle primary -- putting her on a possible crash course this November with former bad-boy reality star Spencer Pratt.
California runoff tests GOP’s bid to reform California
The polls ahead of California's jungle primary for governor Tuesday show Republican Steve Hilton will likely secure one of two spots on the November ballot following his insurgent campaign to turn the state around and end years of liberal governance.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner created suggestive profile on hookup app KiK
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner created a sexually suggestive profile on the hookup app KiK and used the app in his 30s.
Wave of voter discontent carries Spencer Pratt into striking distance of L.A. Mayor Bass
Republican Spencer Pratt is trying to ride the political change wave into a two-person runoff against Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in California's jungle primary Tuesday.
New poll shows Democrat Platner leading GOP Sen. Collins by 9 points in Maine
A new poll of Maine's Senate race shows presumptive Democratic nominee Graham Platner with a 9-point lead over Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
From Mayor Pete to President Pete? Buttigieg leads 2028 Dem poll
President Pete? Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the front-runner to win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, according to an Emerson College poll released Thursday.
Trump-endorsed Paxton knocks out Cornyn in heated Texas Senate runoff
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily defeated four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday in a vicious and expensive runoff election punctuated by a last-minute endorsement from President Trump.
Redistricting blues: GOP’s new maps blocked in two Southern states
Republicans' redistricting offensive suffered a series of setbacks Tuesday when South Carolina's GOP-run legislature rejected a new map and federal judges tossed out Alabama's redrawn congressional districts.
Trump endorsement propels Texas GOP Senate runoff to its bitter conclusion
Voters in Texas head to the polls Tuesday to bring an end to one of the costliest and nastiest Senate Republican primaries in the Lone Star State's history.
Spencer Pratt’s run for L.A. mayor gives a reality check to California’s political establishment
Spencer Pratt has reinvented himself more than once -- from reality-TV villain to "Pratt Daddy" crystal peddler to viral wildfire survivor when the Palisades Fire leveled his family home.
