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New York’s 2026 primaries are here. Could control of Congress come down to the Empire State?

(NEW YORK) -- The first major test of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's political influence could come Tuesday as three of his congressional endorsees face competitive primary races.Two Democratic congressmen in New York City are facing challenges from progressive candidates endorsed by Mamdani, ...
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Race to replace Hoyer tops Maryland primaries

(WASHINGTON) -- At the beginning of this year, after spending more than four decades in Congress and serving as the number two Democrat in the House under Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Steny Hoyer, 87, announced his plans to retire at the end of his current ...
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In New York’s primaries, progressives face the establishment, and a Kennedy scion seeks office

NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic incumbents are facing spirited challenges Tuesday in at least two of New York's congressional primaries, the latest proving ground in the fight by the progressive left against the party establishment. U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat are ...
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Maryland Democrats choose nominees for US House, including a successor for longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer

Maryland Democrats are choosing their U.S. House nominees in a handful of consequential and contentious primaries Tuesday, including a battle between a congresswoman and her predecessor and a crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer. And as rising party star Wes Moore seeks a ...
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Redrawn US House map in Utah sets up heated Democratic primary in Salt Lake-area district

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The internal Democratic Party battle that has emerged in this year's primaries between progressive and moderate candidates will play out Tuesday in an unlikely place, reliably red Utah. A redraw of U.S. House districts has created a solidly left-leaning seat ...
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South Carolina voters will choose between two Trump-backed governor candidates in Republican runoff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina voters return to the polls Tuesday to finalize the Republican nominee for governor in a runoff election that has become a bruising grudge match between two of the state's leading politicians. President Donald Trump initially endorsed Lt. Gov. ...
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Senate passes housing bill in bid to ease supply crunch, high costs

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan affordable housing bill on Monday as Congress attempts to finish work on it by the end of this week and clear the way for President Donald Trump to sign the legislation ...
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Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes

ATLANTA (AP) - Legislation to keep Georgia's embattled vote-counting method in place for this year's midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots. Georgia's governor, Republican ...
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‘Extraordinarily broad’: In rare move, judge tosses DOJ subpoenas to Walz in immigration case

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Monday tossed out multiple Justice Department subpoenas to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials tied to a federal investigation regarding the state's cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, according to a newly published legal opinion.Patrick Schiltz, chief judge ...
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Olympian David Hearn arrested at Reflecting Pool says ‘I did not damage’ anything

(WASHINGTON) -- Three-time U.S. Olympian David Hearn told ABC News that police arrested him on Friday after he touched a piece of blue coating that was partially detached from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.Hearn said he went on a bike ride ...
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Challenger with same name as Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan sues to stay on ballot

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot. A court ...
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Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration's election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups ...
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