Elections
Josh Shapiro has a lot riding on the upcoming midterm election. Pennsylvania’s famously ambitious governor wants, in the worst way, to change his address from 2035 North Front Street to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But divided state government has crippled his ability to notch the policy achievements he needs to propel himself to the fore of […]
A 28-year congressional career came to an end Tuesday night when former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated 14-term Democratic Rep. John Larson in Connecticut's 1st Congressional District primary. Bronin won 54% of the vote to Larson's 33%, delivering the biggest upset of Connecticut's 2026 election cycle. It was also the first time in modern Connecticut […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads Republican Bruce Blakeman, but a new Siena poll shows the Republican closing the gap and exposing vulnerabilities for the Democratic incumbent. Hochul leads Blakeman 49% to 39% among likely voters, according to Siena’s first likely-voter poll of the 2026 election cycle. Her lead has been cut to 10 […]
Vermont Democrats are betting on a sharp turn to the left in November. Amanda Janoo, a 38-year-old former United Nations worker, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for governor, defeating former nonprofit executive Aly Richards and setting up a general election fight with Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Janoo entered the race in March as a virtual unknown, […]
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Monday stripping away Massachusetts' 24-week gestational limit on abortion, making the state one of ten in the country with no cutoff on how late in pregnancy the procedure can be performed. The "Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act" replaces the state's previous statute which required a threat to the mother's […]
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee's reelection campaign has placed no significant television ad orders for this week, according to FCC filings, a sharp pullback that comes as the Democratic incumbent struggles to keep pace financially with primary challenger Helena Foulkes just weeks before voters go to the polls. McKee spent roughly $30,000 on local ad […]
State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Cumberland) is calling on the New Jersey Legislature to return from summer recess for a special session to pass a voter ID law, after Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she would not oppose one. Sherrill made the comments during a July appearance on News 12's "Ask the Governor," telling a viewer she […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) declined to rule out a run for president or a Senate primary challenge against fellow New York Democrat Chuck Schumer during an appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Asked directly by host Jonathan Karl whether she plans to run for president in 2028, Ocasio-Cortez initially deflected. "I'm focused on winning the […]
Pennsylvania's registration math just swung hard. Following routine list-maintenance updates required under federal law, the state's Department of State shifted nearly 55,000 Democrats into "inactive" status. Voters who haven't cast a ballot in five years and didn't respond to mailed notices were removed, a process performed statewide 90 days ahead of federal elections. The effect […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is facing new questions about his standing within his own caucus after a pair of setbacks this week involving Massachusetts and Michigan Democrats. During a debate Monday night in Dedham, Massachusetts, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in the September 1 Democratic primary, said […]
Rhode Island lawmakers have enacted a law barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from operating near the state's polling locations. The General Assembly adjourned its regular session on June 11, and Governor Dan McKee, a Democrat, signed the measure into law. Two companion bills, H7434 and S3339, form the core of the new […]
The Democratic Socialists of America gathered in Chicago this weekend for its national convention, and one question dominated the hallways: whether the country's largest socialist organization will formally throw its weight behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president in 2028. Officially, nothing has been decided. A key procedural vote of 14 to 13 blocked an all-member […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio appear to be staking out differing approaches to carrying out President Donald Trump’s national security agenda as the possible 2028 presidential rivals jostle for position in a divided Republican Party. With vastly different backgrounds and policy experience, they have moved along separate paths to […]
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — The stage is in battleground Pennsylvania. The stakes are control of the House. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday unveiled the party's Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, as he kicked off 100 days until the midterm elections and works to focus voter attention ahead of November. In Pennsylvania's 7th District, tucked in the Lehigh […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended 10,000 alleged illegal aliens over the course of five days at the end of June 2026, according to sources familiar with the matter. This revelation comes after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly shifted its approach to arrests, transitioning from high-profile immigration crackdowns in major U.S. cities […]
With the 2026 midterm elections in full swing, and with Florida voters just two weeks away from receiving their Absentee Ballots in the mail, will the Republican majority in the U.S. Congress hold? House Democrats are running on the narrative that President Donald Trump is the 'Big Bad Wolf' who is out to destroy the […]
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration appears to be in a constant whirlwind of victories and losses, as federal judges across the country rule in favor of and against policies aimed at tackling illegal immigration. Amid an appeals court victory that allowed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume expanded expedited deportations without due […]
