Former Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan won the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, emerging from a crowded GOP field and setting up a high-stakes general election fight against Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. Drazan’s victory gives Republicans one of their strongest opportunities in years to compete for

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he will continue backing Sen. John Cornyn, even after President Donald J. Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in one of the most closely watched Republican Senate primaries of the 2026 cycle. Thune’s remarks marked a rare public split between Senate

A divided Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday rejected Alabama’s effort to move forward with the execution of Joseph Clifton Smith, a convicted murderer whom lower courts found to be intellectually disabled. The decision leaves intact lower court rulings that favored Smith, 55, who has spent roughly

The House handed Republicans and President Donald J. Trump a major bipartisan victory Wednesday, overwhelmingly passing a housing bill aimed at expanding homeownership, lowering costs, and restricting large institutional investors from crowding American families out of the single-family home market. The amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed

Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that the Department of Justice is looking into Rep. Ilhan Omar, intensifying scrutiny around the Minnesota Democrat and raising new questions about whether a federal case could follow. Vance made the remarks during a White House press briefing while temporarily filling in for press

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejected a pair of resolutions aimed at blocking military weapons transfers to Israel, exposing a growing divide inside the Democratic Party over America’s long-standing alliance with the Jewish state. The first measure, led by Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with

Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is calling out Barack Obama after the former president appeared on late-night television to lecture the country about the dangers of using the Justice Department as a political weapon. The irony was hard to miss. During an appearance with Stephen Colbert, Obama warned

Tuesday’s primary elections delivered another unmistakable reminder that President Donald J. Trump remains the dominant force inside the Republican Party, with several Trump-backed candidates securing major victories in key Southern races. The results also set the stage for several closely watched general election battles, as Democrats look for

Former Vice President Mike Pence is once again publicly distancing himself from President Donald Trump, this time over whether Jan. 6 defendants who assaulted police officers should ever receive taxpayer-backed compensation. Speaking with Axios while discussing his upcoming book, What Conservatives Believe, Pence called Jan. 6 a “tragic day”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is facing renewed criticism after a series of strategic setbacks that have left Democrats spending heavily, losing ground, and struggling to keep pace with Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. The latest controversy centers on a failed Jeffries-backed effort to reshape Virginia’s congressional