Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan lost the Republican primary in Michigan's 8th District to Thomas J. Smith, who will now face Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 11:06 am
Reps. Cory Mills, Chuck Edwards and Max Miller face misconduct allegations that now threaten GOP control of Congress heading into midterms. Edwards has dropped his campaign.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 11:03 am
Three GOP political newcomers battled it out in Virginia 7th Congressional District to challenge Rep. Eugene Vindman, twin brother of Trump impeachment witness Alexander Vindman.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 10:58 am
Declassified FBI memos reveal the bureau opened a counterintelligence probe codenamed "Oxferd Comma" after Trump fired James Comey in 2017.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 10:57 am
Abdul El-Sayed's win over Haley Stevens in the Michigan Senate primary hands Republicans like Mike Rogers fresh ammunition in a crucial battleground.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 10:30 am
Andy Beshear says the Aug. 3 deadline has no legal impact on his options, but Mitch McConnell's absence leaves Republicans one vote short on key items.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 10:29 am
DSA-backed Donavan McKinney unseated Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan's 13th district Democratic primary, extending a wave of socialist wins nationwide.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 10:07 am
Abdul El-Sayed defeated Haley Stevens in a bruising Michigan Democratic primary, but his progressive stances give Mike Rogers ammunition ahead of November.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 9:58 am
John Fetterman warns Democrats are drifting toward radical politics as communist sympathizers and anti-Israel voices gain influence after primary results.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 9:17 am
Rep. Mike Rulli, a former grocer, warns Zohran Mamdani's government-run grocery stores will bleed red and put hundreds of small businesses out.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 9:00 am
Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina dropped his re-election bid in the wake of the release of a House Ethics Committee report.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 8:45 am
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee endorsed former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in a GOP U.S. House primary.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 6:03 am
A resurfaced video shows Smithsonian Museum Director Anthea Hartig calling history a "prime tool of social justice" and touting reparations and equity.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 5:00 am
Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens remain locked in a razor-thin Michigan senate primary as Bernie Sanders and AIPAC-backed forces clash head-on.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 3:28 am
Trump told Fox News that Iran will get hit "really hard" if negotiations collapse, warning that military action remains on the table if diplomacy fails.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 2:28 am
Hartzell Gray built his campaign on Hasan Piker livestreams and small-dollar fundraising, but it wasn't enough to advance past the Democratic primary.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 12:52 am
In her career as a prosecutor, Christina Hines described her work as helping victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 12:20 am
Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed battle in Michigan's Democratic senate primary as progressive and establishment wings clash over party direction.
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 12:00 am
William Lawrence, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, defeated former Ambassador Bridget Brink in Michigan's 7th Congressional District Democratic primary.
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 11:31 pm
Trump-backed John Braun advances past a jungle primary to challenge Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in one of the most competitive House races of November.
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 11:23 pm
Abdul El-Sayed's allies say his Democratic primary win reflects progressive populism focused on health care and wages, not a leftward shift.
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 11:01 pm
Ethan Corson, Cindy Holscher, and Curt Skoog competed in the Kansas Democratic primary to succeed term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly in November.
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 10:47 pm
John James topped Perry Johnson in Michigan's GOP gubernatorial primary, setting up a general election battle against Jocelyn Benson this fall.
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 10:27 pm
Adam Hamilton won Kansas Democrats' 11-way primary to challenge Sen. Roger Marshall, who calls the megachurch pastor "too woke for Kansas."
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 10:08 pm
The 11th Circuit ruled 8-5 that Hamburger Mary's failed to show it would likely succeed in its First Amendment challenge to Florida's drag show law.
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 9:33 pm