Elections

Candidate Elijah Manley criticized a white Democrat for entering the primary in a majority-Black Florida district. The remarks have divided local party officials. His opponent said the seat belongs to voters, not a demographic.

Members of Congress condemned an ad run by Rep. Randy Fine's primary opponent that they described as antisemitic. Fine, who is Jewish, called the spot disqualifying. The opponent defended the ad.

Sen. Jon Ossoff delivered an excoriating floor speech accusing President Trump of lying the nation into war with Iran, calling the conduct 'uniquely despicable.' The remarks came as the 60-day negotiation deadline lapsed. The White House dismissed the speech as political posturing.

Rep. Tom Tiffany blamed Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley for what he called chaos at the Wisconsin State Fair after teenagers brawled. Crowley's office rejected the accusation. Fair organizers are reviewing security policies.

A House Republican suggested Sen. Darline Graham is an 'ally' of the 'swamp,' escalating an intraparty fight. The comment reflects growing friction between chambers over the legislative agenda. Graham's office dismissed the remark.

Rep. Nancy Mace showed off new tattoos and announced a YouTube channel as she raises her public profile. The move blends personal branding with her political ambitions in South Carolina. Colleagues have reacted with a mix of amusement and criticism.

A new poll finds most Americans believe they are worse off financially than when President Trump won a second term nearly two years ago. The findings suggest a difficult environment for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms. Cost of living remains the dominant concern.

Opposition to new data centers is becoming a potent local issue in 2026 races, driven by concerns over electricity costs, water use and land. Candidates in both parties are running against proposed projects. Developers say the facilities bring tax revenue and jobs.

Zambian authorities arrested several leading opposition figures days after the country's presidential election. The party says the arrests are an attempt to suppress challenges to the result. Government officials say the detentions relate to public order offenses.

Transgender activists confronted a Democratic candidate at a campaign event, telling him to 'shut up and listen.' Video of the exchange spread online. The candidate has not changed his stated positions.

Election administrators say prediction markets are already complicating the political process ahead of the midterms, from voters confusing odds with results to threats against poll workers. Officials are drafting guidance for handling market-driven claims. Regulators have not settled how the contracts should be treated.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff's fundraising, travel and messaging increasingly look aimed past his own reelection. Allies insist he is focused on the state, but the national footprint keeps growing.

Turning Point's political arm is betting that relentless contact wins low-propensity voters, with some targets called as many as 40 times. Organizers say the saturation approach beats persuasion advertising in a midterm year.

Ben Shapiro argued that a Marco Rubio presidential campaign against JD Vance would fracture the coalition both men need. The comments land as the 2028 shadow primary quietly begins.

Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola publicly distanced herself from an endorsement by Kamala Harris that she never sought, days before the state's primary. The move underscores how toxic national Democratic brands remain in swing states.

Florida's Republican primary field has drawn an unusually colorful roster, from convicted felons to a fashion model and a perennial candidate. Party leaders worry the spectacle will cost them a winnable seat.

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a seminary student and Democrat, described Bible-related instruction in public schools as propaganda, drawing a sharp rebuke from Sen. Ted Cruz and other conservatives. The exchange has turned scripture in the classroom into a defining issue in the Texas race.

The pro-Israel lobby is spending heavily in the final Democratic primaries of the cycle, and its involvement has become the argument itself in several races. Candidates are being asked to declare whether they would take the money.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is scheduled to appear at a convention alongside a cleric with a record of defending child marriage, drawing fire from Republicans. President Trump singled him out in a string of posts.

A United Methodist pastor who is his party's Senate nominee said he believes atheists and people of other faiths will be in heaven, drawing criticism from evangelical leaders. He defended the remarks as consistent with his denomination's teaching.

Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus dismissed the yearslong criminal case against six Nevada Republicans accused of submitting a certificate falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state's 2020 presidential election, a major blow to state prosecutors.

Rep. Max Miller told an Ohio judge that he could miss hearings on the civil protection order he filed against his ex-wife because his party's narrow House majority requires his presence in Washington.

Abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved a step closer to becoming the official position of the Democratic Party, a shift that would hand the party's socialist and far-left wing a major beachhead in its campaign to take over the party's direction.

The Democratic National Committee's summer meeting opened in Texas with members rallying around embattled Chairman Ken Martin, even as the party wrestles with financial problems and deep ideological divisions ahead of the midterms.

Sen. Ed Markey lobbied fellow Democrats to ban super PACs from meddling in party primaries. Now, despite that crusade, he is being bolstered by one in a messy primary against Rep. Seth Moulton.

Democrat Xavier Becerra still holds a commanding lead over Republican Steve Hilton in California's gubernatorial race, but a new poll shows the gap narrowing as the two head toward their November showdown.

President Trump's top political advisers are urging Republican candidates to make an unexpected shift in their midterm messaging, talking more about health care and less about voter integrity.

Graham Platner, the former Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, is set to headline a Labor Day rally in Ellsworth next month, one of his first public appearances since his scandal-plagued campaign collapsed.

A PAC supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using AI to reimagine the Cold War-era 'Daisy' ad for the home stretch of a tight U.S. Senate campaign against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, tying him to trans ideology.

Streamer Hasan Piker conceded that he should not be the most prominent surrogate for any campaign, days after his comments about Hamas became a liability for candidates he supports. He said the attention distorts the races. Democratic strategists have been quietly urging distance.

Rashida Tlaib is backing primary challengers to two Jewish House Democrats in Florida, drawing accusations that the targeting is not coincidental. Her office says the races are about policy on Gaza and health care. The episode deepens an intraparty split heading into the midterms.

Traders on Polymarket now rate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the most likely 2028 Democratic nominee, moving her ahead of Gavin Newsom for the first time. The shift followed a week of heavy coverage of her personal decisions and her refusal to rule out a run. Prediction markets have a mixed record this far out.

Nancy Pelosi denied having advance knowledge of the extent of President Biden's cognitive decline, saying anyone who did know "should have acted." The comment reopens a fight among Democrats over who was responsible for the 2024 nomination. Several former aides dispute her account.

Abdul El-Sayed offered to settle a scheduling standoff with Mike Rogers by playing a game of tackle football rather than holding another debate. Rogers's camp called it a stunt to dodge scrutiny. The exchange captures how strange the Michigan Senate race has become.

Sen. Tim Scott escalated Republican attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, saying he is "for Hamas" and "against America." El-Sayed's campaign called the line a smear aimed at his Muslim faith. The seat is among the most contested in the country.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley came from behind to beat progressive favorite Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor. The result cuts against the narrative that the party's left flank is running the table this cycle. Crowley now faces a competitive fall race in a perennial swing state.

Gavin Newsom's swing-state tour drew thin crowds and pointed questions about California's cost of living, a rough contrast with his national polling. Local Democrats kept their distance from the visit. His team says the trip was always about party fundraising.

Minnesota Republicans picked Lisa Demuth over MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, who had Trump's endorsement, setting up a general election against Democrat Amy Klobuchar. Lindell refused to concede and blamed the loss on the count. Allies pointed instead to his support for an immigration amnesty proposal.

Connecticut Democrat John Larson lost his primary to a younger challenger who campaigned explicitly on turning the page from long-serving incumbents. Larson had held the seat since 1999. It is the clearest sign yet that seniority is a liability in this cycle's Democratic primaries.

Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary for Lindsey Graham's seat, with neither clearing the threshold outright. The contest pits a famous surname against a sitting congressman with a long record. The runoff will test how much the Graham name still carries.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez disclosed that she is freezing her eggs, documenting the process publicly and framing it as a rebuke of the Trump administration's approach to women's reproductive choices. In the same round of interviews she said she has not ruled out a run for president or Senate in 2028, drawing praise from unexpected quarters including Katie Miller.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joked that 'Woke 1 was crazy' while defending socialist politicians' past calls to defund police and abolish prisons. The phrase, framing the late-2010s activist wave as a discarded first draft, is already circulating as shorthand in the party's internal argument.

President Trump said White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf will take over as White House counsel in September, replacing David Warrington. Scharf argued the presidential immunity case that produced Trump's Supreme Court win and has been a longtime aide, putting a loyalist with a landmark constitutional victory in charge of the office that vets the administration's legal exposure.

Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling on Democratic leaders to bar super PAC spending from Democratic primary elections, singling out AIPAC and what he called a corrupt system of outside money. The demand lands as the party argues over how much of its primary landscape is being shaped by donors rather than voters.

DSA co-chair Megan Romer could not identify a tax rate or income threshold when pressed on taxing millionaires, and Republicans immediately used the exchange to argue that socialists are steering the Democratic Party over a cliff.

Darline Graham has Donald Trump's endorsement in the special primary for her brother's South Carolina Senate seat. Whether that is enough will be an early read on how much the president's backing still moves Republican primary voters.

In the streets around a federal office complex near the Minneapolis airport, the resistance to President Trump's immigration crackdown found its footing, and the fight is now reshaping Minnesota's contested Senate primary.

Ecuadorian prosecutors have charged a former government minister in connection with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Six others, including the leader of the Los Lobos cartel, are accused of playing an indirect role in the murder.

A third-party bid by the disaffected MAGA podcaster would be difficult to mount and would likely benefit Democrats, but the speculation alone is complicating Republican planning for 2028. Carlson's commentary on Islam has drawn separate pushback from conservative writers.

Texas Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, a seminary student, laid out a health care plan grounded in both policy and the New Testament. Conservative outlets have seized on separate remarks about his church sheltering immigrants facing deportation.