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

Fox News’s Harris Faulkner hosted a panel on Monday afternoon to discuss a “Saturday Night Live” sketch mocking President Biden. In short order, though, things went in a different direction. Faulkner turned to Jonathan Kott, a former aide to Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.). Kott came to the president’s defense. “I will say this,” Kott […]Read More