NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Fresh off a string of primary wins, a major super PAC network aiming to elect AI-friendly candidates to Congress is intervening in several GOP primaries ahead of November’s midterm elections. Leading the Future, a pro-AI group backed by industry executives with a sizable war … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Bridget Bowman explores how Democratic senators are ramping up their midterm activity as primary season heats up. Plus, Dan De Luce … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A trio of progressive Democrats backed by members of “The Squad” suffered blistering rebukes on Tuesday as Illinois voters rejected them in favor of more moderate candidates, prompting questions from onlookers about whether the party’s core, and momentum, should be entrusted to the far-left wing of its … Read more
Illinois’ Democratic primary elections on Tuesday received a lot of attention, and not always for the candidates on the ballot. The primary for the open seat left by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin, had served as a test for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s political clout ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. And outside spending from … Read more
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller and former Rep. Melissa Bean have won the Democratic primaries in Illinois’ 2nd and 8th Congressional Districts, NBC News projects. Miller’s victory puts an end to former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s comeback attempt, while Bean’s primary win practically cements her return to Congress, more than a decade after she lost … Read more
Voters are heading to the polls for primary elections in Illinois on Tuesday, where there has been significant spending from outside groups, notably the Israeli lobbying committee AIPAC and artificial intelligence super PACs. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro and NOTUS senior editor Dave Levinthal join to discuss. Source link
ATLANTA — A two-month sprint to the May 19 primary elections in Georgia’s governor and U.S. Senate races has begun as the final candidates qualified Friday for crucial posts in the closely contested swing state. Republicans looking to oust incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff are touting their support for President Donald Trump and focusing … Read more
In Texas, two powerful Republicans vying for a U.S. Senate seat were forced into a runoff. The winner will face Democratic state lawmaker James Talarico, who defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Ed O’Keefe has details. Source link
Republican Michael Whatley and Democrat Roy Cooper will face off in North Carolina’s Senate race, CBS News projects, after the two picked up primary wins Tuesday night. Source link
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