“They [the Biden administration] don’t have a clue. I think they are looking for votes.” — Former president Donald Trump, remarks at Eagle Pass, Tex., Feb. 29 “That’s why they are allowing these people to come in — people that don’t speak our language — they are signing them up to vote.” — Trump, remarks […]Read More

The campaign of a little-known presidential candidate named Jason Palmer organized multiple events in American Samoa in recent weeks, including a town hall and beach cleanup day. And while Palmer only appeared virtually, the outreach appeared to pay off Tuesday: He won the territory’s Democratic caucus, handing a loss to President Biden as he otherwise […]Read More

Fifteen states held primaries on a somewhat-less-than-super Super Tuesday. The nominations of President Biden and former president Donald Trump have been in little doubt for some time, and the results only bolstered that. They’re still worth mining for clues about the campaign ahead. And there were some key state primaries, as well. Below are our […]Read More

Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey will advance to the November general election in the U.S. Senate race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in California after an expensive contest that pitted three of the state’s most prominent Democrats against one another. Schiff, who became a hero to many Democratic voters when he led […]Read More

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year, opting out of what would have been a contentious, three-way contest in a swing state that will be consequential for the political balance of the U.S. Senate. Here’s what to know about how Sinema’s decision shakes up the race. Several […]Read More

The first round in the exorbitantly expensive contest for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein is hurtling toward an unpredictable conclusion Tuesday night as three of the state’s most prominent Democrats and onetime baseball star battle for the top two spots in California’s primary. The top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s election will […]Read More

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife with extortion and obstruction of justice, adding counts to a case alleging that the lawmaker had acted as an illegal foreign agent on behalf of Egypt. Menendez (D-N.J.); his wife, Nadine Menendez; and two associates, Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, were charged in an […]Read More

The theory behind a presidential election year “Super Tuesday” is that it marks a key tipping point in the major parties’ nominating contests. The term describes the first day of the primary calendar in which a lot of states and/or some heavily populated ones weigh in, granting candidates the chance to leap ahead in the […]Read More

The question of whether states can disqualify Donald Trump for having “engaged in insurrection” wasn’t particularly difficult for the Supreme Court — as expected. The court ruled unanimously Monday that states can’t enforce that clause of the 14th Amendment against federal and presidential candidates, in part because allowing them to do so would be chaotic. […]Read More

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the leading Republican in the party’s primary in the gubernatorial race, made headlines over the weekend for receiving the endorsement of Donald Trump — with the former president saying he is “Martin Luther King on steroids” — and for having a history of making anti-LGBTQ+, Islamophobic and antisemitic statements. […]Read More