Nithya Raman defeats Pratt to face Bass in LA mayoral election, CBS News projects

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman will face off against incumbent Karen Bass in the November election for Los Angeles mayor, CBS News projects. The news comes after Raman surged ahead in election results over the weekend, overtaking political newcomer Spencer Pratt. Under California’s primary system, only the top two vote-getters advance to the … Read more

The Latest: Ken Paxton wins Senate primary runoff in Texas, defeats incumbent Sen. John Cornyn

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race. Paxton was endorsed by President Donald Trump last week, and his victory showcased the president’s power over his party as he seeks to punish Republicans he sees as insufficiently loyal. Paxton will run against … Read more

Colin Allred defeats Julie Johnson in heated Democratic runoff for Texas’ 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County

Former congressman Colin Allred is the Democratic nominee who will represent Texas’s 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County after a primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday, CBS News projects. The two were bound for a runoff after the results of the March 3 primary, in which neither candidate secured more than … Read more

Colin Allred defeats Julie Johnson in heated Democratic runoff for Texas’ 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County

Former congressman Colin Allred is the Democratic nominee who will represent Texas’s 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County after a primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday, CBS News projects. The two were bound for a runoff after the results of the March 3 primary, in which neither candidate secured more than … Read more

MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PLANO, TX – President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are the winners in the Lone Star State’s bitter Republican Senate primary battle, which has spanned for more than a year and became the most expensive Senate primary in history. Paxton, who was endorsed by … Read more

Trump-backed mortgage banker defeats pilot in GOP primary runoff to replace Wesley Hunt

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trump-backed Republican Jon Bonck won the GOP runoff Tuesday for Texas’ 38th Congressional District, putting him on track to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt in a solidly Republican Houston-area seat. Bonck defeated Shelly deZevallos, a pilot and president of the West Houston Airport, after finishing far ahead of … Read more

GOP veteran defeats populist candidate in one of America’s most conservative districts

Trump warns US is ‘finished’ if Democrats control Congress The Democratic National Committee releases its long-hidden 192-page post-mortem on the 2024 election, which blames former President Biden for Kamala Harris’s loss. Commentators James Klug and Elizabeth Pipko criticize the report for ignoring Biden’s cognitive decline. They argue the Democratic Party refuses to acknowledge its problems, … Read more

Ken Paxton defeats GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Texas primary runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated Sen. John Cornyn for the Republican Senate nomination, NBC News projects, the latest challenger backed by President Donald Trump to unseat an incumbent. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Paxton will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in a … Read more

Christian Menefee defeats longtime Democratic Rep. Al Green in Texas House district, CBS News projects

Rep. Christian Menefee bested Rep. Al Green in Tuesday’s Democratic primary runoff in Texas’ newly drawn 18th Congressional District, CBS News projects.  The incumbent Democrats had parts of their Houston-area districts merged as a result of last year’s gerrymandering. At the request of President Trump, the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature redrew congressional districts to create five … Read more