Day: May 20, 2026

Philadelphia’s Chris Rabb, a far-left state lawmaker backed by the “Squad,” won the crowded and at-times-heated Democratic primary contest for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District. The district — rated the most Democratic in the nation — includes much of Center City, all of North Philadelphia and West Philadelphia, and is one of the few Black-majority districts

Former state House Minority Leader Christine Drazan won Oregon’s Republican primary for governor on Tuesday, emerging from a crowded field of candidates seeking the chance to flip the governor’s mansion in a state Democrats have controlled for nearly four decades. The Republican field included former Portland Trail Blazers player and businessman Chris Dudley, state Rep.

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, moved one step closer to a fourth Senate term after trouncing two GOP challengers in a primary contest Tuesday evening. Risch, 83, comfortably won Idaho’s Republican primary shortly after polls closed, the Associated Press reported. He was endorsed by President Donald Trump, who has cruised to victory in the solidly Republican

Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, is one step closer to a third term after vanquishing a crowded field of challengers on Tuesday. Little defeated seven opponents in Idaho’s Republican gubernatorial primary, according to The Associated Press. He was backed by President Donald Trump, who gave the incumbent his “complete and total endorsement,” before he publicly announced

Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, will face Democratic candidate Terri Pickens in November as he vies for a third term. Pickens, a private practice attorney and small business owner, edged out several challengers in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. She faces an uphill battle in a Republican-heavy state that has

Two missing California children were recovered in Mexico nearly two years after their father allegedly fled with them following their mother’s killing, authorities said. The FBI announced Tuesday that Camron Lee, 40, was arrested in Primo Tapia, Baja California, Mexico, in connection with the 2024 death of his partner, Angelica Bravo. His two children, Athena

The quest to find the one candidate that can beat Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., isn’t quite over yet, with a runoff between a political outsider and an experienced lawmaker teed up for next month.  Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., and former college football coach Derek Dooley are headed to a runoff election on June 16 in

One of the nation’s most narrowly divided swing congressional districts chose its Democratic nominee Tuesday evening, as Bob Brooks was projected to win in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. The contested primary brought Democratic Party divisions front and center, featuring firefighters union boss Bob Brooks — endorsed by both Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bernie Sanders,

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who also served in the Biden administration, has captured the Democratic nomination for governor in the key southeastern battleground of Georgia. Bottoms won a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, the Associated Press reports, in a large field of candidates that also included former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan,

Zach Dembo, a former U.S. attorney and Kentucky policy advisor, won a primary on Tuesday evening in a bid to fill Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District seat. Although they now have their candidate, Democrats will face an uphill road to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November general election to replace outgoing