Rep. Jasmine Crockett honors Chris Brown at concert, drawing backlash
Crockett gave singers Chris Brown and Usher a congressional recognition at a Saturday concert in Dallas.
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Texas GOP candidate stands by xenophobic comments following backlash
Bo French, the GOP nominee for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission, doubled down on Monday on a xenophobic post that disparaged Asian American students at the University of Texas after receiving blowback from fellow Republicans over the…
The 2026 race that’s testing Andy Beshear’s 2028 reach
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has a simmering Latino revolt on his hands. Quelling it could come down to Texas. A group of Latino Democratic officials — including operatives and local and congressional leaders — are pushing Beshear, who chairs the…
Trump Jr. wedding celebrations were sponsored by powerful Russian businessman
Umar Kremlev, who heads the International Boxing Association and does business with the state, hosted two nights of parties, according to bride Bettina Trump.
Trump agrees to stricter ethics rules Democrats demanded in crypto bill
Provision would allow state attorneys general to sue if federal officials violate ethics rules in the Clarity Act barring them from creating assets while in office.
What Mike Johnson and Trump had to say about $5,000 payments this weekend
The president doubled down on his idea to pay Americans if the GOP keeps control of Congress in November. But the House speaker was more circumspect.
Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students
Bo French, a GOP candidate for Texas Railroad commissioner, posted a photo of students celebrating a football win and said it showed “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”
GOP Sen. Jon Husted wins an unusual endorsement — from Steak ’n Shake
The Midwestern fast food chain praised the Ohio Republican as a champion of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
Three months after a fall, it’s not clear when McConnell will be back at the Senate
The Kentucky Republican has not returned to the chamber since he suffered a fall three months ago.
Working-class Americans aren’t running for office. It’s changing our politics.
It is having a direct impact on the kind of public policy coming out of the nation’s legislative bodies.
In this red state, backlash erupts over president’s threat to ban major employer
Several Wichita-based Bombardier employees said the post felt to them as though the president was turning his back on American workers.
Trump, Vance open midterm campaign tour as GOP troubles deepen
The president and vice president are trying to rescue Senate candidates in North Carolina and Kansas, states Republicans carried two years ago.
He’s called himself ‘Trump before Donald Trump.’ Now he could replace a House centrist.
Former Maine governor Paul LePage is seen as the likely winner against progressive Matt Dunlap in the race for retiring Rep. Jared Golden’s seat.
A barrage of cases hitting the Supreme Court is stirring midterm confusion
The number of election-related lawsuits is exploding — and the courts are still resolving them just weeks before the elections.
What to know about Trump’s proposed $5,000 payouts
The president has pledged direct payments to Americans several times since returning to office.
Pennsylvania woman died from complications of probable measles case, coroner says
The coroner said the unvaccinated 40-year-old woman exhibited many common symptoms of measles, such as a fever, cough, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.
Trump resists AI slowdown as the political tide turns
Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration’s hands-off approach to artificial intelligence regulation as midterms approach.
Wisconsin lawmaker says he swam to safety after emergency plane landing
Rep. Tom Tiffany, the GOP nominee for governor, said the pilot made an emergency water landing after the plane lost power and they both swam to safety.
Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI
Former President Barack Obama is urging Democrats — including 2028 presidential candidates and congressional leaders — to more aggressively focus on a comprehensive AI agenda, warning in a closed-door fundraiser that the technology is at an…
This candidate won a stunning upset. His life before that is even less likely.
David Crowley had a surprising path to becoming his party’s nominee for governor of Wisconsin. His life before that was even more unlikely.
We asked dozens of people what they want from Democrats. Here’s what they said.
At a rest stop off Interstate 95, voters said they are starting to set aside their frustrations to coalesce around the party’s midterm candidates.
The new threat election officials fear: Trump’s federal government
With seven weeks until Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, troops at the polls and a postal system that could reject ballots by the batch.