GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses primary race in Texas to state Rep. Steve Toth, CBS News projects

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw has lost the GOP primary race in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District to Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, CBS News projects.  Crenshaw, who has served in the House since 2019, is the only sitting House Republican in Texas who did not receive President Trump’s endorsement. Toth, 65, is a small business owner … Read more

Tejano music star Bobby Pulido wins Texas’ 15th District, CBS News projects

The Latin Grammy award winning Tejano music star Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary against Ada Cuellar, an emergency physician, CBS News projects.  Pulido now faces an uphill battle in unseating the Republican Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz. The congressional district’s boundaries were redrawn in 2025 as part of the mid-decade redistricting efforts to further … Read more

Texas GOP Senate primary heading to runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and AG Ken Paxton, CBS News projects

CBS News projects Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in the Texas Republican Senate primary, with neither clearing 50% of the vote. Paxton, now in his third term as attorney general, is challenging Cornyn, now serving his fourth term, who has also been in Republican leadership. The … Read more

Whatley, Cooper win North Carolina primaries, CBS News projects, teeing up key Senate contest

Washington — Former Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley are set to face off in November in what’s expected to be among the most competitive Senate races of the cycle.  Whatley and Cooper won their respective primaries Tuesday night, CBS News projects. The outcome was widely expected, and the two men … Read more

Most say Trump administration still hasn’t explained Iran goals, CBS News poll finds

Most Americans feel the Trump administration has not clearly explained the U.S.’ goals in the conflict with Iran.  Explanation — or the perceived lack of one — is linked to whether people support it or not. The longer Americans believe the conflict will last, the more they disapprove. Half the country believes it’ll be months, … Read more

What voters want from 2026 midterms, according to CBS News polling

Ahead of Tuesday’s primary elections in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, new CBS News polling shows what voters want from their candidates in the midterms. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the findings. Then, CBS News correspondent Nidia Cavazos previews the heated Texas Senate primary from Waco. Source link

CBS News poll on what partisans want from their parties ahead of 2026 primary season

The primary season begins in earnest this week, as partisans help set the parties’ directions and message ahead of the November midterm elections. So what do those partisans want? Much of that revolves around their parties’ approach to someone not actually on the ballot: President Trump. Rank-and-file Democrats are roughly split between wanting their party … Read more