Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton (D-Ill.) defeated two House members in Illinois’ Senate primary on Tuesday and is confident she will succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in the Senate. Voters in Illinois headed to the polls to weigh in on a primary contest that highlighted divisions in the Democratic Party, drew significant outside spending, advanced a […]
A super PAC supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for Senate is airing a television ad in Palm Beach, Florida, where President Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Lone Star Liberty PAC has released a new TV ad. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5784633-paxton-cornyn-trump-runoff/
President Trump has decided who he wants to see in the Senate as successor to Senator Markwayne Mullen (R-Oklahoma), whom he nominated as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump offered his support to Rep. Kevin Hearn (Okla.-Oklahoma), who is up for grabs for the seat this week, in a Truth
A former Justice Department lawyer who complained to a federal judge that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts were too much of a workload announced Wednesday that he is running for Congress. Julie Le, who is running as a Democrat to challenge incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), advocates for immigration reform, education funding and… Source:
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky warned Tuesday that the midterm elections could be “disastrous” for his party if the war with Iran continues. “Already in the election process, we are behind the 8th District,” Paul told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria.” “I think when you add in the high gas
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) said Friday that he has filed for re-election as an independent to the 6th Congressional District, where he was re-elected instead of his 3rd district due to California’s redistricting bill that voters supported last year. Prop. 50 would allow California to bypass independent redistricting commissions and pass new Democratic-friendly House maps…
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized President Trump for calling on him to resign after endorsing one of the two remaining candidates in the Texas Republican Senate primary. “Trump has now said he will support either side. [Sen. John] Konin [(R-Texas)] or [Texas Attorney General Ken] Paxton and the demands… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5768370-texas-senate-trump-greene/
Former Defense Department official Laurie Buckhout is expected to win the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Buckhout defeated four other Republican candidates: Asa Buck, Robert Hanig, Eric Rouse and Ashley-Nicole Russell. She will face a 2024 rematch with incumbent Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) in the November general
Young voters are turning away from President Trump more than any other major voting bloc. In 2024, Trump will narrow the Democratic Party’s long-standing advantage with voters under 30, outperforming recent Republican presidential candidates and sparking discussion of a generational shift in the Republican Party. But that same group now appears to be backing off,
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing backlash after amplifying a post from far-right activist Stew Peters. “The war with Iran is the only thing that has received a standing ovation from both Republicans and Democrats,” said Peters, who is considered a conspiracy theorist, Christian nationalist and “prolific” anti-Semite by anti-defamation groups. “Take it with