A 'mediocre' comment has put Talarico's Texas Senate campaign in the hot seat

The tense Texas Democratic Senate primary has been roiled by yet another online firestorm after an influencer accused state Rep. James Talarico of calling a former opponent a “mediocre Black…

‘The podfather is back’: Podcaster-turned-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino makes his return to the MAGA masses

After a nine-month stint helping run the FBI, former deputy director Dan Bongino is a podcaster once again. On Bongino’s first show back on Monday, President Donald Trump briefly dialed…

Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race

Sen. Tina Smith is endorsing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as her successor over Rep. Angie Craig, taking sides in a hotly contested primary to fill Smith’s Senate seat that’s…

Trump endorses John E. Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race over Scott Brown

President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed former Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire’s open Senate race, boosting a longtime critic over one of his former ambassadors, Scott Brown. Trump…

Michigan’s 3-car pileup of a primary has Senate Democrats worried

DETROIT — As a professional driver navigated a gleaming new Ford Bronco Sport up a steep ridge, Mallory McMorrow found herself pinned in the back seat clinging to the overhead…

Donald Trump’s unprecedented political war chest got even bigger in 2025

Donald Trump’s political war chest grew dramatically in the second half of 2025, according to new campaign finance disclosures submitted late Saturday, giving him an unprecedented amount of money for…

Houston Democrat wins former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat ahead of contested primary

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, a Democrat, won a special runoff election on Saturday to serve the remainder of former Texas Rep. Sylvester’s term, who died last year. The Associated…

'There’s something bigger going on': Democratic state election chiefs rebuff Trump bid to seize voter rolls

Democratic state election officials say the Justice Department’s letter to Minnesota over its voter rolls represents a significant escalation, with several warning that the Trump administration could use immigration enforcement…

ICE halted its surge in Maine. The state might not be quick to forget.

BANGOR, Maine — The federal immigration crackdown in Maine may have ended, but the political fallout could continue to reverberate through the 2026 election. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills launched her…

Houston runoff sets up next Democratic generational fight

HOUSTON — House Republicans’ slim majority will be even leaner after Saturday, when Democrats vote to fill the Texas seat left open when Rep. Sylvester Turner unexpectedly died last year.…