Seth McLaughlin

Schumer’s path back to power runs through insurgent Democrats who want him gone

Sen. Charles E. Schumer's hopes of reclaiming the majority leader's gavel now rest on helping far-left candidates running in marquee Senate races who cast him as part of the problem -- and, in many cases, demand he hand over the leadership reins.

August 7, 2026

Trump’s success ending border crisis forces GOP to hunt for new way to energize voters

President Trump's stunning success in stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S. has drained some of the energy from the border issue, leaving the GOP scrambling to fire up the base in what promises to be a bruising midterm election.

August 7, 2026

Left-wing rebel El-Sayed’s win jolts Democratic establishment, sets up bruising Senate fight

Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday handed far-left Democrats their biggest prize of the 2026 midterm cycle, squeezing out a victory in the Michigan Senate primary that left the party's establishment licking its wounds and wondering whether the base has blown past them on issues such as universal healthcare and cutting ties with Israel.

August 5, 2026

AIPAC vows to keep fighting El-Sayed after Michigan primary clash

AIPAC signaled Wednesday that it is far from finished trying to stop Democrat Abdul El-Sayed from becoming Michigan's next senator, making clear it intends to carry its fight into the general election.

August 5, 2026

El-Sayed opens general election fight by branding Rogers as Trump’s bootlicker

Abdul El-Sayed, fresh off securing Michigan's Democratic Senate nomination, on Wednesday opened the general election fight by casting former Rep. Mike Rogers as another yes-man for President Trump -- and himself as the fighter ready to confront the president and the entrenched powers he says have left the working class behind.

August 5, 2026

Trump brands victorious El-Sayed a ‘Communist who hates Jews’

President Trump weighed in on Michigan's tumultuous Democratic Senate primary Wednesday, casting Abdul El-Sayed's narrow victory as a boost for Republicans defending their slim majority this fall and another embarrassing night for pollsters.

August 5, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed scores narrow win in Senate primary; his left-wing agenda to get tested in November

Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate after a hard-fought contest that delivered the party's left flank a marquee win -- and immediately raised questions about whether the left-wing favorite can build a broad enough coalition to prevail in November.

August 5, 2026

Democrats get their top picks in key Virginia House races

Establishment Democrats got the center-left nominees they were looking for in two closely watched Virginia House primaries, setting up general election contests that will help determine whether Republicans can hold on to their narrow majority.

August 5, 2026

El-Sayed, Stevens go down to wire in Michigan Democratic Senate primary

The supercharged Democratic Senate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens and liberal favorite Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan was too close to call Wednesday morning, leaving the political world glued to slow-trickling returns out of the Detroit area.

August 4, 2026

Democrats’ anti-ICE fervor eclipses Laken Riley’s murder by illegal immigrant, the law named for her

It may have seemed a logical vote at the time for Rep. Angie Craig, who early last year supported a bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley that pressed the Department of Homeland Security to detain and deport illegal immigrants who commit even relatively minor crimes, such as shoplifting. Now, 18 months later and seeking the Democratic nomination for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat, Ms. Craig cannot stop apologizing.

August 2, 2026

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed runs against the American system that helped him succeed

Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan on a paradox. He embodies the American dream -- immigrant family success story, academic standout, public health reformer -- yet argues that the very systems that helped him rise are broken and demand a far-left overhaul.

July 30, 2026

El-Sayed hits Stevens over $30M AIPAC spending in Michigan Senate debate

Abdul El-Sayed warned Monday in the final debate with Rep. Haley Stevens that a vote for her in next week's primary is a vote for the same corporations, billionaires and special-interest groups that he says have left the working class suffering.

July 27, 2026

Gov. Whitmer backs Stevens in fierce Michigan Senate primary

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has come off the sidelines to throw her support behind Rep. Haley Stevens' bid for the U.S. Senate, giving her a late-innings boost in her hard-fought race against Abdul El-Sayed for the Democratic nomination.

July 24, 2026

DNC plan puts South Carolina on track to be first in 2028 nominating lineup

South Carolina is on the verge of becoming the first stop on the 2028 Democratic nominating calendar, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire.

July 24, 2026

El-Sayed warns that outside groups ‘are trying to buy a vote in the U.S. Senate’

Abdul El-Sayed said Friday that more outside money has been spent against him in Michigan's Democratic senatorial primary "than ever" has been spent against a candidate, warning that allies of Israel, Big Pharma and AI are trying to buy the Senate seat.

July 24, 2026

Cato Institute flags risks as wealth-tax proposals gain steam in U.S., abroad

A libertarian think tank is raising fresh concerns about the renewed push for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich, arguing that countries that tried them mostly backed away -- and for reasons policymakers should remember.

July 23, 2026

Democrats’ primary shake-up becomes GOP ammunition in New Hampshire Senate race

Democrats' push to reorder the presidential primary calendar by sidelining New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation status is giving Republicans a new line of attack against Rep. Chris Pappas in a tight Senate contest.

July 23, 2026

Senate Majority PAC adds $54 million in ad spending across four GOP-held battlegrounds

Senate Majority PAC is investing an additional $54 million in television ad reservations across four Senate battlegrounds held by Republicans, as Democrats look to expand the map heading into the fall campaign.

July 23, 2026

AOC, Buttigieg lead hypothetical 2028 Democrats in New Hampshire; Rubio closes gap with Vance

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has climbed into the pole position in the early jockeying for the 2028 New Hampshire Democratic primary sweepstakes.

July 22, 2026

Trump attends Dover transfer for troops killed in Iran war

President Trump on Wednesday traveled to Delaware's Dover Air Force Base to observe the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed in the Middle East

July 22, 2026