Campaigns
In Connecticut, John Larson brushes aside calls for generational change
BRISTOL, Conn. – John B. Larson has a booming voice, a thick head of white hair and almost 14 terms in Congress under his belt. But at 78, the Democrat still sees himself as the scrappy kid raised in public housing in a working-class Hartford suburb. “I’m proud to stand with labor because I know […]
Embattled Rep. Andy Ogles loses Republican primary in Tennessee
Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles lost his primary Thursday, becoming the third House Republican to lose a renomination bid this year. Ogles was trailing former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, 53 percent to 47 percent, when The Associated Press called the race for the 5th District at 10:10 p.m. Thursday. The result represents a rare defeat […]
At the Races: Crossing lines
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire Poll after poll suggests Americans are deeply split along partisan lines on most key issues. Signs of that […]
Don’t underestimate ultraliberal Dems, some GOP senators warn Trump
Several GOP senators warned that Donald Trump should focus his midterm messaging more on how Republicans plan to help voters and less on casting ultraliberal Democratic candidates as communist monsters. The president again on Wednesday, during a stop just off the Las Vegas Strip, described a number of democratic socialist candidates who have won Democratic […]
At Las Vegas campaign stop, Trump slams Michigan winner Abdul El-Sayed
President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his midterm campaign show to a casino a few miles off the Las Vegas strip in Nevada, where Republicans are targeting three light-blue House seats with control of the chamber on the line in November. The head of the Republican Party hit on his usual midterm campaign themes, including […]
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan
Former local public health official Abdul El-Sayed has won a high-profile Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, advancing to a general election that will test whether a progressive Democrat can win statewide in a key Midwestern battleground. El-Sayed, a former public health official, was leading Rep. Haley Stevens by less than a point, 48.4 […]
Maryland voters to weigh in on redrawing state’s congressional map
Maryland voters will weigh in on an amendment to the state constitution this fall that would allow for congressional redistricting before the 2028 elections. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore held a signing ceremony for the proposed amendment Wednesday, a day after the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature approved it in a special session. Moore’s signature was not required […]
Republicans rush to define El-Sayed as Democrats try to move past bitter primary
Michigan Democrats sought Wednesday to turn the page on a bitter Senate primary, as Republicans made their opening attacks on newly anointed Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed, a former local public health official running on an unabashedly progressive agenda, narrowly defeated the more centrist Rep. Haley Stevens in a divisive primary for the open Senate […]
Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after Ethics panel recommends censure
North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers. The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over retaining his 11th District seat in North Carolina’s […]
Rep. Wesley Bell defeats predecessor Cori Bush in high-profile Missouri primary
Missouri Rep. Wesley Bell crushed a comeback attempt by his predecessor Cori Bush, a democratic socialist and sharp critic of the war in Gaza, in a high-profile Democratic primary Tuesday that drew millions of dollars in ads from pro-Israel groups. With more than 95 percent of votes in, Bell was leading Bush 59 percent to […]