Establishment Democrats fend off far-left influencer in primary to succeed Rep Jan Schakowsky

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far-left social media influencer and former Media Matters journalist Kat Abughazaleh has lost her bid to replace a longtime House Democrat in Illinois. Abughazaleh was one of 15 people running in a crowded primary to replace Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who is retiring after nearly 30 years … Read more

In race to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene, candidates steer clear of Trump rift

Reagan Box didn’t plan to become the Door Dash candidate. But when she quit her job as a horse trainer to launch her congressional campaign, Ms. Box needed a way to keep paying the bills. And as she began delivering food around the northwest Georgia district that, until three months ago, was represented by Marjorie … Read more

California Rep. Darrell Issa to retire, endorses Jim Desmond to succeed him

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif, will retire at the end of his current term and is endorsing San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond to succeed him, he confirmed to Fox News on Friday.  “Today I’m announcing my enthusiastic endorsement of Supervisor Jim Desmond for Congress — to represent … Read more

Trump is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed?

Throughout his political career, President Donald Trump has alleged that noncitizens are voting illegally in U.S. elections, and that Democrats are allowing or even encouraging it. In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, he declared that “cheating is rampant in our elections” and that Democrats can only win by cheating. The president has talked about … Read more