Election
More than 190,000 noncitizens may be on California’s voter rolls, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security is releasing more data behind President Trump's claims of voter rolls littered with noncitizens, saying its own review found more than 190,000 suspect names in California and 35,000 in New Jersey.
November in mind: Trump works in a midterm campaign pitch into a primetime address
President Trump promised a speech Thursday night on pitfalls in election security. He did that, but only after offering a full-throated commendation of his second-term agenda that served as a primetime ad for Republicans heading into a tough midterm election season.
National Guard to remain deployed in D.C. through 2029 inauguration
National Guard personnel deployed in the nation's capital to stop crime will remain through the 2029 inauguration, Pentagon officials said.
Meet the millennial duo behind the Democratic Socialists of America’s burgeoning power grab
The Democratic Socialists of America, led by two millennials with a vision of an empowered working class and an end to capitalism in the U.S., has grown into one of the most powerful grassroots forces in the Democratic Party.
Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform calls for abolishing ICE and the U.S. Senate
The Democratic Socialists of America has released an updated platform that calls for a sweeping remake of the political system, including eliminating the U.S. Senate and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Collins team casts Platner’s replacements in U.S. Senate race as a low-wattage bench
Sen. Susan Collins' campaign is giving her would-be rivals the "Jeb!" treatment, casting them as low-energy losers who have a long climb before they can recreate the Graham Platner buzz.
Democrats point fingers, scramble to replace nightmare ex-candidate Graham Platner
Graham Platner's exit from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after a woman accused him of rape had Democrats scrambling Thursday to find a replacement candidate and repair the damage done to the party.
Platner ends whirlwind Senate bid after rape allegation
Graham Platner bowed out of the Maine Senate race, clearing the way for Democrats to install a new nominee against Sen. Susan Collins in a marquee contest that could help determine control of the Senate next year.
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.