Jun 26 Live Results: Louisiana midterm primary runoffs Louisiana Republicans will nominate a candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: House Democratic leaders hold hearing on fair elections and voting rights By News Desk and Associated Press House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic lawmakers held a hearing Thursday on defending fair elections and voting rights. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says By Dan Cooney Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 6:13 Progressive victories signal mood of some Democratic voters ahead of midterms By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Progressive Democrats dominated New York's midterm primary elections in a resounding show of strength for the Democratic Socialist mayor of New York City. All three candidates endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their races, two of them ousting sitting congressmen. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:19 How the Trump administration is trying to reshape how elections are run By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has made multiple efforts to reshape how elections are run with just months before the midterms. The debate over election security has led to tension between the White House and election administrators as the president falsely claims… Continue watching
Jun 24 Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses crowded New York City congressional primary By Jennifer Peltz, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Kennedy family scion and political novice Jack Schlossberg lost Tuesday to New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher, in a closely watched and crowded Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in the heart of Manhattan. Continue reading
Jun 24 Ex-aides win primaries to replace retiring Democratic House members By Jonathan J. Cooper, Gary Fields, Associated Press U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer and Jerrold Nadler passed the torch Tuesday night to former aides who won the Democratic primaries to replace them on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Jun 23 Maryland Democrats pick their U.S. House nominees as Moore wins primary for governor By Ali Swenson, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Rising party star Gov. Wes Moore won the Democratic primary in his bid for reelection to a second term. Republican voters hope to return the state to GOP leadership by picking a candidate they think can unseat him. Continue reading
Jun 23 Wilson wins GOP nomination for South Carolina governor after Trump hedges his bet on race By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won a runoff election on Tuesday, swiftly routing the candidate initially endorsed by President Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for governor. Continue reading
Jun 18 Mamdani tests his political clout in New York's primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party By Steve Peoples, Anthony Izaguirre, Matt Brown, Associated Press Not long ago, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was demonized by leaders of both political parties. Today, just six months after taking office, the 34-year-old democratic socialist's political strength is surging. Continue reading