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27 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 2, 2026.
Seth Moulton and his allies outspent Markey nearly two to one on television. Massachusetts Democrats picked the Green New Deal author anyway.
WatchThe 78-year-old Democrat had held Connecticut's 1st District since the late 1990s. A former Hartford mayor 31 years his junior made the whole race about that.
The Honolulu congressman survived a challenge from state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, who ran against Case's votes on military aid to Israel and an earlier version of Trump's voting bill.
WatchThe 41-year-old former state health director won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary 48.5% to 47.5% over a congresswoman backed by Chuck Schumer and Gretchen Whitmer. He faces Republican Mike Rogers in November.
Voters approved a mid-decade redistricting amendment in April. The Virginia Supreme Court voided it in May, saying the legislature started the process too late. Candidates who had already launched campaigns on the new lines are now running on the old ones.
WatchVoters in five states go to the polls Tuesday, but the marquee race is the expensive, bitter Senate contest to replace retiring Democrat Gary Peters — a seat the party has to hold to have any shot at the Senate.
WatchThe 9 p.m. speech is expected to allege Chinese interference and vulnerabilities in voting machines, as critics warn the president is again trying to cast doubt on his 2020 defeat.
The Democratic nominee suspended his campaign after a woman accused him of a 2021 assault, an accusation he flatly denies. Maine Democrats now have until July 27 to pick a replacement to challenge Susan Collins.
WatchThe president used a 'Salute to America 250' keynote to praise his Iran war, warn of 'communists' and vow to restrict mail-in ballots — an unusually political Fourth of July address delivered after severe weather forced a two-hour evacuation of the Mall.
The first-time candidate's upset in Denver's deep-blue district positions her to become the first Gen Z woman in Congress and signals fresh peril for establishment Democrats.
Rep. Kevin Hern enters the June 16 primary as the front-runner, backed by the president and $8.2 million, for the seat Markwayne Mullin gave up to run Homeland Security.
WatchIn a 6-3 ruling, the justices let Alabama deploy a congressional map with only one majority-Black district for the 2026 midterms, likely costing Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures his seat.
High-profile races in California, Texas and other key states are driving unprecedented advertising expenditures earlier in the election cycle than ever before.
Any signs of weak support will be seen as warning signals about the Democrat's chances against the popular Republican incumbent.
With Gov. Kim Reynolds stepping aside, a five-way Republican field led by Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra battled for the nomination as six states held primaries on Tuesday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, propelled by an eleventh-hour Trump endorsement, crushed Sen. John Cornyn by roughly 28 points, setting up a fall clash with Democrat James Talarico.
WatchThe Trump retribution campaign claims its biggest scalp yet in the suburban Cincinnati 4th District, after defense secretary Pete Hegseth and pro-Israel super PACs dumped record sums into ads punishing Massie for votes against Israel aid, the 2025 reconciliation bill and the GOP’s Speaker fights.
WatchThe Trump-endorsed senator and former Auburn football coach defeated Ken McFeeters and Will Santivasci after surviving a residency challenge, while Jones — the last Democrat to win statewide in Alabama — claimed the Democratic nomination in a state Trump carried by 30 points in 2024.
The president sided with the embattled state attorney general one week before runoff voting closes, blowing apart Senate GOP leadership's push for Cornyn and putting Paxton on a clear glide path to the Republican nomination.
Outside groups aligned with the president spent more than $8.3 million in tiny state-legislative primaries, clearing the way for Gov. Mike Braun to redraw Indiana's congressional map next month.
The result overperformed 2024 Democratic presidential results by 21 points, handing liberals a guaranteed Supreme Court majority in Wisconsin until at least 2030.
GOP super PAC targets eight key states as party braces for challenging electoral map with Iran war as potential wild card factor.
The Republican-backed bill requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote is stalled in the Senate at 51 votes — short of the 60 needed — setting up a defining clash over American democracy ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The decorated Navy SEAL and five-term congressman lost to state Rep. Steve Toth, 55.8% to 40.7%, a defeat analysts say signals the full dominance of Trump loyalty in Republican primaries.
WatchThe justices heard more than two hours of oral arguments in Watson v. RNC, with Justices Alito, Kavanaugh, and Roberts all casting doubt on state laws that allow ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward to be counted.
Oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on March 23 could eliminate mail-in ballot grace periods in at least 15 states before the November 2026 midterms, affecting millions of voters including military personnel serving overseas.
Watson v. Republican National Committee asks whether federal law requires mail-in ballots to be received — not just postmarked — by Election Day, a ruling that could invalidate voting laws in more than a dozen states months before November.