- by Mary McCue BellIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is wading into the congressional campaign fight by forming a new political action committee aimed at bolstering Democratic House candidates' midterm success.
- by Patrick Whittle and Bill BarrowTroy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall – to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another.
- by George CaldwellKarishma Manzur, a hard-left candidate for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat, did not commit to endorsing Rep. Chris Pappas if he wins Tuesday's Democratic primary.
- by Jeff MordockLess than two years after voter anger over inflation ushered President Trump into the White House, those same economic anxieties threaten to cost his party its majorities in the House and Senate and derail his agenda.
- by Susan FerrechioThe Republican Party is set to open its first-ever midterm convention this week, looking to spark sorely needed energy and a bump in the polls for its candidates.
- by Kerry PicketNavy veteran Zuhdi Jasser, the only Muslim running as a Republican in this year's House races, is using his campaign to counter what he warns is a confluence of socialist and Islamist ideology from today's Democratic candidates.
- by Seth McLaughlinRepublicans Michael Whatley in North Carolina, Mike Rogers in Michigan and Ken Paxton in Texas have all stuck with their support for the U.S. war with Iran, which polls show is opposed by a majority of Americans.
- by Steven SloanIn the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn't at war with Iran.
- by Stephen DinanA federal appeals court has ruled to keep in place a lower court blockade on the Department of Homeland Security using its SAVE database to check voter rolls, undercutting the Trump administration's efforts to help states boot noncitizens from their registration lists.
- by George CaldwellPresident Trump's cash-rich political operation disclosed its first wave of general election spending Saturday with a huge ad buy in Texas' high-stakes Senate race.
- by George CaldwellMaine's Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Saturday fired back at Republican Sen. Susan Collins for mentioning that the mother of his children is his second cousin, grumbling that it's an attack on his family.
- by Jeff MordockPresident Trump plans to spend up to $500 million from his political action committee to boost Republican candidates in midterm elections.
- by Stephen DinanThe Supreme Court delivered a victory to Republicans in key Senate races Friday with a ruling that allows GOP political committees to coordinate on campaign ads and pay the lowest possible rates.
- by Lindsey McPhersonHouse Democrats are sending a four-member delegation to Dallas next week to provide counterprogramming to Republicans' midterm convention.
- by George CaldwellPennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman's potential 2028 Democratic primary challengers aim to take advantage of a Wall Street Journal article accusing him of ignoring his job duties.
- by George CaldwellIn Texas' high-stakes Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has turned down an offer from CNN to debate his Democratic opponent, state Rep. James Talarico.
- by Mary McCue BellTucker Carlson wants nothing to do with Mike Rogers, the GOP Senate candidate, in the Michigan race against Abdul El-Sayed.
- by Seth McLaughlinFormer Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is out with another ad hammering Sen. Jon Husted over his past support for data centers.
- by Lindsey McPhersonHouse Republican leaders are giving their vulnerable incumbents more time to hit the campaign trail this fall.
- by George CaldwellElon Musk's political vehicle, America PAC, is aiming nearly $1 million at critical midterm races in its first wave of spending.



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