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'I'll never bow down': Montana Democratic Senate nominee refuses to pave way for independent
Alani Bankhead said Monday she will not exit the race ahead of Monday’s deadline, likely boosting the GOP’s chances of winning in the fall.
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Wisconsin Democrats’ governor primary is an all-out fight over electability
Francesca Hong says she can appeal to a wide coalition in November. Her detractors worry the democratic socialist will lose the crucial battleground r...
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South Carolina’s Senate race tests Trump — again
The president’s initial pick for governor didn’t win. Can Darline Graham?
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The anti-incumbent wave crashes on Rhode Island
If Gov. Dan McKee becomes the first sitting U.S. governor to lose a primary in eight years, it won’t be to the insurgent left or a youthful challenger...
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Pete Buttigieg: Everyone’s ‘watching the state of Michigan right now’
One of the biggest tests of whether the Democratic Party can rebuild their fractured coalition is Michigan's marquee Senate race.
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GOP Rep. Andy Ogles ousted in Tennessee primary
His loss makes him the second Donald Trump-endorsed candidate to lose a primary this week.
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Bobby Pulido is sick and tired of apologizing
‘I hate to be explaining every single thing,’ said the Tejano singer and DCCC darling about controversial social media comments and his past work rela...
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Dasha Burns presses Mike Johnson on the economy, Iran and Trump's agenda
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Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement
“There's a lot more nuts and bolts work that needs to be done there,” says former national security official Joe Kent.
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El-Sayed’s next fight: Uniting a fractured Democratic party
The new Michigan Senate Democratic nominee is trying to patch things up with moderates. And some party leaders have already started to file behind him...
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Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.
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Thanedar becomes latest incumbent to fall to a progressive challenger
Rep. Shri Thanedar lost to democratic socialist state Rep. Donavan McKinney as progressives continue their romp of primary wins this year.
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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary — a major victory for progressives
It’s a clear signal that the ascendant left can win primaries in key battlegrounds and carries massive implications for 2028.
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Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.
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South Dakota Democrat exits Senate race, clears way for independent
Julian Beaudion is the third Democrat to drop out of a Senate race after facing pressure from his party to bow out for a more promising independent ca...
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The war to succeed Bernie Sanders is already underway
Walking into Democrats’ contentious Michigan Senate primary, Sanders’ inner circle thinks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is more likely than Ro Khanna to be...
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AIPAC front and center in Bell-Bush rematch
The rematch between Rep. Wesley Bell and Cori Bush puts the U.S.-Israel relationship under scrutiny.
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Michigan’s GOP governor primary is getting weird
John James has Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement and leads in the polls. Can he fight back a last-minute grassroots revolt?
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Republicans want to talk about James Talarico’s manhood. Talarico says let them.
Democrats’ hopes to flip the Senate may hinge on the Texas candidate’s strategy to win back male voters.
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Kansas’ data center boom is shaking up the governor’s race
Republican and Democratic rivals are attacking each other over their positions on data center development in the final stretch of the primary.
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It might take ‘a lightning bolt from God’ to get these Senate Democratic hopefuls to bow for independents
Democrats in Montana and South Dakota told POLITICO they have no plans to step aside for independents mounting serious Senate campaigns.
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FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters
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A majority of MAGA supporters would still vote for a Republican candidate despite a scandal
Most of President Donald Trump’s MAGA base say they’d still vote for a GOP candidate when confronted with an array of scandals — more so than Republic...
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Pro-Israel Democrats face major test in key Midwest races
A pair of primaries in Michigan and Missouri will reveal whether Democrats who have been critical of Israel can continue their momentum.
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‘I've never lost:’ Rahm Emanuel makes his case for the White House
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El-Sayed comes under fire for 'ogre on a pike' leaked comment
The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democra...
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How Republicans plan to conquer Troy Jackson
Republicans have 100 days to sink the newly-minted Democratic Maine Senate nominee — and they're throwing everything they have at him.
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Paxton is trying to cut into Talarico’s lead with Latino voters. It’ll be tough.
A visit to the Rio Grande Valley reveals a border community buckling under the weight of Trump’s immigration policies.
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Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens for Michigan Senate seat
Whitmer waded into one of the highest-profile ideological battles within the Democratic Party.
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Dems pick South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar
The state edged Nevada to be first, marking a major shift from past primary schedules
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Poll shows new problem for GOP: Americans think gas prices are worse than they are
Even a majority of people who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 overestimated the change in gas prices in their area, a POLITICO analysis found...
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Rob Bonta on blocking the Paramount merger, CNN concerns and Trump’s DOJ
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Amish Shah wins Dem primary in battleground Arizona House race
He defeated a DCCC-backed candidate in the 1st District, one of Democrats’ top pickup opportunities this cycle.
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The top of Arizona’s GOP ticket is littered with 2020 election deniers
The three top Republican candidates in the Grand Canyon State all played a key role in casting doubt on Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump six years ag...
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Trump-backed Jay Feely wins GOP primary in Arizona’s battleground 1st District
The former football player faces a steep challenge in November, with Democrats bullish about flipping the open seat.
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Mark Lamb wins Arizona House primary despite sex scandals
He warded off Republican primary rival Daniel Keenan, who spent big to make Lamb’s alleged sexual misconduct central to the 5th District’s race.
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Rep. Andy Biggs wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
Biggs easily defeated fellow GOP Rep. David Schweikert in the Republican primary on Tuesday.
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South Carolina Republicans test Trump's clout in race for Graham's seat
There’s a power struggle brewing in South Carolina, and Trump might not win.
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Nancy Mace won’t run for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat
Her decision comes after an unsuccessful run for governor earlier this year, and after President Donald Trump backed Sen. Darline Graham for a full te...
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Will the 2034 cup be in 2035?
Ramadan, Hajj, the Winter Olympics and rising global temperatures are boxing FIFA into an unprecedented scheduling dilemma.
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Moroccan and Saudi World Cups draw human rights concerns
FIFA must secure guarantees from the host nations that LGBT visitors will be protected from prosecution under laws criminalizing homosexuality, advoca...
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The World Cup's missing country
The 2026 World Cup expanded to 48 teams, but China still couldn’t qualify. Now FIFA is eyeing another expansion — and the billions of fans it hopes Ch...
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Will New York, New Jersey do sports together ever again?
The World Cup was a showcase for the region. It also revealed the challenges of a partnership built on necessity.
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LA’s next mega-event test: The coming climate Olympics
City leaders are spending billions to make the next great global sporting event held in America — the 2028 Olympics — a story of climate and environme...
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Chicago passed on the World Cup but has other sports plans
A whole new generation of sports teams is betting Chicago’s appetite for sports is bigger than its traditional loyalties.
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Did World Cup permanently change ticket-price politics?
A wave of fans left outside World Cup stadiums after buying "ghost tickets" has added momentum to state and federal efforts to crack down on speculati...
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New York, New Jersey to examine whether World Cup funds were money well spent
The host committee released a study last summer predicting $3.3 billion in economic impact across New York and New Jersey.
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It's Giuliani (extra) time
White House FIFA Taskforce executive director Andrew Giuliani told me on Friday that he wanted this match to go to overtime. You might have called the...
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All the president's guests
World leaders, royals and Trump allies join the president in his World Cup suite.
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A very Infantino-coded show
Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and a coitier of other musicians and dancers just wrapped up a very Gianni Infantino coded half-time show at MetL...
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FIFA's soccer-agent rules survive EU court ruling … for now
Two agents challenged several of the world governing body's laws, arguing they unfairly restrict competition.
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The World Cup final came to town. The town grew 8 times larger.
Meet East Rutherford mayor Jeffrey Lahullier and the other parking-lot poobahs who rule over America's stadium cities.
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