District attorney challenges new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections

ATLANTA — A Georgia district attorney said she is challenging the constitutionality of a law that requires nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area but not in the rest of the state. DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston — flanked by Fulton County District Attorney Fani … Read more

Sam Forstag wins Democratic primary in Montana’s 1st Congressional District, CBS News projects

Democrat Sam Forstag won his party’s primary in Montana’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projects.  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the House race as likely Republican, but Democrats believe they have a chance to flip the open seat in November as they try to retake the majority for the final two years … Read more

Jeffries declines to back Wasserman Schultz as Black leaders revolt over district switch

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is facing mounting backlash from some Black leaders over her decision to seek re-election in a majority-minority district, a move that appears to be costing her support from the highest-ranking Black Democrat in Congress. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to … Read more

Republican James Gallagher wins special election for vacant red House district in California

Republican state Rep. James Gallagher, the former state Assembly minority leader, will join Congress as its newest member after winning California’s 1st District special election, NBC News projects. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Gallagher will fill the seat left vacant by the death of Republican … Read more

Democrat Christina Bohannan to take on Iowa GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for third time in key swing district

Christina Bohannan won the Democrat primary in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projects, giving her a third chance at trying to unseat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.  Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state representative, beat political newcomer and healthcare worker Travis Terrell to advance to the November general election.  … Read more

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts in the state in a win for Republicans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The justices, split 6-3 on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority, granted … Read more

Louisiana passes new congressional map, dismantling one majority-Black district

Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map Friday, eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and drawing an additional Republican-leaning district in its place. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The map, which is expected to help elect five Republicans and one Democrat to Congress, … Read more

Dems in Maine’s Trump-friendly district back Platner despite party backlash

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats running to replace retiring Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s Trump-friendly 2nd Congressional District are lining up behind controversial Senate candidate Graham Platner despite mounting backlash from centrists within their own party. After Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, exited the Senate race in late April, the three leading … Read more