The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

Sayed, a former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary, setting up a crucial test for progressives in a key battleground state.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan. The primary became one of the nation’s most expensive campaigns and

Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan over Rep. Haley Stevens.

Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller says he is staying in his reelection race even as pressure mounts for him to step aside over domestic abuse allegations. President Trump has privately expressed hope that Miller drops out,

In a phone call Monday, the Ohio congressman asked the president for his support as he faces domestic abuse allegations.

Ohio Rep. Max Miller's reelection campaign has been upended by allegations that Miller assaulted his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and their 2-year-old daughter.

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he will seek a House ethics investigation into his own conduct as he faces allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife. “I am going to file my own paperwork for an ethics investigation into myself to clear my name from these horrific attacks on myself and family,

The Maryland General Assembly advanced a proposed constitutional amendment intending to give Democrats greater latitude to draw congressional maps favoring their party.

Maryland’s Democratic-controlled Legislature voted Tuesday to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would pave the way for them to eliminate the state’s lone Republican-held congressional district before the 2028 election.

Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state's U.S. House districts for the 2028 elections.

The state Legislature passed a proposed constitutional amendment that could make it easier for the party to gerrymander ahead of the 2028 election.

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards ended his bid for a third term two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended sanctioning him.

Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina dropped his re-election bid in the wake of the release of a House Ethics Committee report.

Rep. Chuck Edwards abandoned his reelection bid for a competitive North Carolina seat on Wednesday, after an ethics panel released an investigation that found “substantial evidence” the congressman repeatedly made unwanted advances toward two female staffers.

Investigators also said they found no evidence that Edwards explicitly propositioned or engaged in sexual activity with staff.

Mike Lindell is stepping down as MyPillow CEO to focus his attention on his Minnesota gubernatorial bid. In a press release posted on X, Lindell said he would be stepping down as CEO but will remain a member of the company’s board of directors and a shareholder.

Mike Lindell, who founded MyPillow in 2004, is leaving his role as CEO to focus on his campaign for Minnesota governor, he said Wednesday.

Mike Lindell has announced he's stepping down as CEO of MyPillow to devote his attention to campaigning for governor of Minnesota.

Mike Lindell is stepping down as CEO of MyPillow to focus on his campaign for governor of Minnesota, the company announced Tuesday.

Acting A.G. Todd Blanche praised the work of U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro after President Trump criticized her for dropping a vandalism case.

Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a tradeoff between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality

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