2026 Midterm Elections

The once highly influential Freedom Caucus, which once dictated the direction of the GOP-controlled House, has become a shell of itself after mounting primary losses.

According to a report from Politico, brutal losses in conservative Wyoming were just the latest sign that the Freedom Caucus is nothing more than an "island of misfit toys" nobody wants, as GOP strategist Matthew Bartlett quipped.

The Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC, is out with a brutal ad attacking North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper — but they mixed up the Carolinas in their attack.

The ad featured Logan Federico, a 22-year-old woman who was brutally murdered, and tied this killing to Cooper's decision to "release 3,500 North Carolina prisoners" as governor. Cooper's "reckless policies and decision to release 3,500 violent criminals put every family in North Carolina at risk. Stephen’s daughter Logan was a casualty of an agenda," posted the SLF X account.

President Donald Trump's power to endorse candidates got a brutal obituary in The Daily Beast on Wednesday, as the number of Trump-endorsed candidates this cycle who have lost their primary officially hits double digits.

Three more such candidates lost this week: Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), who was unseated in Florida's 7th district in his primary following months of allegations of domestic abuse and other misconduct; Catalina Lauf, who lost the open primary for Florida's 19th Congressional District; and Megan Degenfelder, who lost the primary for governor of Wyoming, one of the reddest states in the country, in favor of more center-right candidate Eric Barlow.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's bid for a fourth term is running into some unexpected resistance from the voters he has always depended upon.

The Republican is "bleeding support" in small towns and rural areas due to two emerging issues: data center expansion and a planned $33 billion electric transmission project, Politico reported Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's dismissive comments about bad conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln will come back to bite him, according to a new analysis.

Trump's refusal to comfort families whose loved ones are reportedly attempting to hurl themselves overboard could prove disastrous for Republican candidates fighting to represent districts with active-duty military populations, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Rep. Max Miller is whining in court filings that his campaign coffers are dwindling amid allegations he abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter, according to a new report.

Miller bemoaned the loss of tens of thousands of dollars as he listed off the lobbyists and labor unions that have told him they cannot support his campaign — and cited the allegations as the reason why, Politico reported Wednesday.

CNN data guru Harry Enten was astounded on CNN's "The Source" as he discussed the results of Tuesday's primary elections in Florida.

MAGA candidates like Rep. Cory Mills, who is currently under investigation for domestic abuse allegations, and Catalina Lauf, a carpetbagger who had the president's endorsement, both lost their races on Tuesday. That happened even as other Trump-backed candidates, like gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, won easily.

Far-right Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback got crushed in the Republican primary on Tuesday evening.

CNN and NBC News project the overwhelming winner of the primary is Byron Donalds, a congressman who ran the campaign with President Donald Trump's endorsement.

A Democratic member of Florida's House of Representatives pulled off a stunning upset on Tuesday night in the state's Senate special election.

Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Alex Vindman, a retired Army Lieutenant colonel who reported President Donald Trump's 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that triggered his second impeachment. CNN and NBC News called the race.

A former Republican lawmaker has been nominated for governor of Florida — as a Democrat.

David Jolly, a moderate lawmaker who has been outspoken against President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement for years, easily swept the Democratic nomination on Tuesday evening, according to CNN and NBC News.