May 27 Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of… Continue reading
May 27 Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand By David A. Lieb, Associated Press President Donald Trump hopes the unusual mid-decade redistricting can help Republicans retain control of the closely divided House, despite negative approval ratings and historical tendencies for the incumbent's party to lose seats… Continue reading
May 27 Colin Allred wins Texas primary to get his old House seat back By Associated Press On Tuesday, he won the Democratic primary for Texas' 33rd District. Continue reading
May 27 Johnny Garcia wins the Democratic primary for Texas' 35th U.S. House District By Associated Press National Democrats stepped in to help Garcia win House nomination as the party was seeking to defeat his rival, Maureen Galindo, who has repeatedly expressed antisemitic views. Continue reading
May 27 Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team. Continue reading
May 26 Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner stands by ad accusing Red Sox private equity owners of ruining the team By Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi, Kyle Hightower, Associated Press The ad was pulled by New England Sports Network, which is owned predominantly by Fenway Sports Group, a conglomerate that also owns the Red Sox and Liverpool of the Premier League. Continue reading
May 26 Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans By Kim Chandler, David A. Lieb, Associated Press A three-judge panel in the state’s long-running redistricting case issued the preliminary injunction that prevents the state, at least for now, from switching maps. Continue reading
May 26 Live Results: Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas midterm primary runoffs Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal. Continue reading
May 25 What to expect in the Texas US Senate Republican primary runoff By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Voters in the Lone Star State will make their second attempt to nominate a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday, the electoral version of the Texas two-step. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Trump speaks at N.Y.'s Rockland Community College, campaigning for Rep. Lawler By Seung Min Kim, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump, from a toss-up congressional district in New York on Friday, began testing his midterm-year message that was ostensibly on the economy. But he veered off-topic right from the start, going off on tangents about voter identification, crime… Continue reading