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Republican Senate Candidates Avoid Tariffs and Iran War at Trump’s Convention

9 septembre 2026 à 23:36
Four battleground Senate nominees who spoke sidestepped a pair of issues that have posed political challenges, focusing instead on Mr. Trump’s tax law and other topics.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton offered praise for President Trump at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention.

Pritzker, Eyeing 2028, to Help Midterm Democrats With a $20 Million Group

8 septembre 2026 à 13:20
JB Pritzker, the billionaire governor of Illinois, is continuing to expand his national footprint, this time by using a new group to target Republicans in battleground races.

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Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire whose family founded the Hyatt hotel chain, has consistently deployed his fortune and political operation to help Democratic causes.

5 Races to Watch This Fall for Answers to the Biggest Midterm Questions

7 septembre 2026 à 12:03
From Iowa to Michigan to Texas, key contests will offer clues about voters’ views of President Trump, progressive ideas, the war with Iran and more.

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Scenes from Primary voting at Tall Oaks Elementary School in Charlottesville, Va., in August.

Armed Man Arrested After Charging Toward Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor

6 septembre 2026 à 22:03
The authorities are charging the man, who they said had two pistols and a Taser on him but did not draw his weapons, with misdemeanor assault.

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Dr. Amy Acton, at a primary election night campaign event after winning the Democratic nomination for governor in May.

El-Sayed Wants to Mend Ties With Jewish Democrats, but Some Are Still Not Impressed

3 septembre 2026 à 11:27
Lingering concerns about the Senate nominee in Michigan could make it harder for him to assemble a winning coalition.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed spoke during the Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention over the weekend in Lansing, Mich.

Longtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts

1 septembre 2026 à 23:42
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.

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Representative Stephen Lynch’s victory puts him in a strong position to win another term representing Massachusetts’s Eighth Congressional District.

Former Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary

1 septembre 2026 à 22:31
Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.

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Dan Koh is one of just two congressional candidates who were endorsed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

1 septembre 2026 à 10:01
Vice President JD Vance also told Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth.”

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Vice President JD Vance’s remarks at a campaign rally on Monday appeared aimed at stoking tensions in Michigan’s Jewish community over Dr. El-Sayed’s nomination.

How Darline Graham’s Politics Compare With Her Brother’s as She Runs for Senate

26 août 2026 à 16:19
Senator Darline Graham has spoken far more about her desire to support President Trump’s agenda than she has talked about her brother’s political goals — or her own.

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Ms. Graham has said she wants government to help people no longer rely on Social Security.

Everton Blair Jr. Wins Race to Fill David Scott’s House Seat in Georgia

25 août 2026 à 20:41
Everton Blair Jr. will serve until January in the seat long held by Mr. Scott, who died in April. Mr. Blair is not competing in the general election for the next full term in the deep-blue district.

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Everton Blair Jr. will head to Washington for the remaining months of Representative David Scott’s term.

Abdul El-Sayed Joins Jesse Watters of Fox News for Some Light Verbal Combat

25 août 2026 à 09:05
In a smiling yet tense interview, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, argued that his Republican critics were using culture-war issues to distract from Americans’ economic concerns.

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