The price tag on the Ken Paxton rescue mission has Republicans panicking

Republicans know they have to spend big to save Ken Paxton. They’re increasingly worried MAGA Inc.…

Hochul eyes changes to state’s rape law amid Cornell crisis

RAPE LAW LOOPHOLE: Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed today to close a loophole embedded in state rape…

Kansas becomes a surprise Senate battleground

Senate Republicans are suddenly rushing to save a Senate seat in Kansas.On Friday, the Senate Leadership…

Top GOP groups scale back North Carolina spending

Leading Republicans are pulling back from the North Carolina Senate race, sending a clear message: What…

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Adam Hamilton on faith, Trump and the fight for Kansas

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Fox News Poll: Turek, Hinson in close Iowa Senate race

Economic concerns and party loyalty are key factors shaping Iowa’s U.S. Senate matchup.A Fox News statewide…

New York grapples with kinks in $1B Medicaid system

WORKING OUT THE KINKS: New York’s Department of Health began transitioning more than 147,000 Medicaid and…

Fox News Poll: Michigan voters split between El-Sayed and Rogers

Michigan voters have concerns about both candidates in the U.S. Senate race and that leads to…

Dem Senate nominee apologizes to Jewish voters after ‘genocide’ remark sparked backlash

The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, Troy Jackson, apologized for remarks in which he…

Republicans need Trump to turn out the base. Some candidates still don’t want him.

Republicans know President Donald Trump’s unpopularity poses a big problem for them in November. They also…

Democrats’ mail-voting plans shift as officials work to reassure voters

The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict mail voting. But for Democrats trying…

Unearthed clip exposes the Talarico comment that triggered backlash from parents

James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, once dismissed public outcry about explicit…

Schumer tanks popular insider trading ban in Dem effort to derail Republican’s agenda ahead of midterms

Senate Democrats shut down Republicans’ bid to deal with two key issues for voters heading into…

GOP fortress is under threat in one key red state, and these voters could decide whether it falls

DALLAS — A competitive Senate race is testing whether Texas is still safely red, with Black…

Senate hopeful’s ‘treading water’ narrative crumbles under $500K campaign payouts to family

Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn repeatedly said his family is “treading water” financially because of rising…

Jon Ossoff’s hosting fundraisers — and they’re not all for his reelection campaign

Sen. Jon Ossoff hosted a few hundred donors and supporters for a recent Washington fundraiser —…

Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ads feature damning news headlines. They’re not from an unbiased source.

Facing his toughest election challenge in years, GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has blanketed southeast Pennsylvania with…

Inside Mamdani’s fraught effort to rein in the NYPD unit he pledged to end

POLICING PROBLEMS: In the early days of his administration, Mayor Zohran Mamdani placed a new requirement…

El-Sayed questions ethics of football in resurfaced audio

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took aim at football culture, questioning whether America’s most popular…

Republicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they’re playing defense in red states.

Republicans are playing defense deep in their own territory as voter anger over price hikes puts…

Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.

A slate of Democrats are running for Congress leaning on their Christian bona fides. Republicans are…