Election
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.
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.