Mike Madrid

Florida Republican Maria Elvira Salazar hammers Trump over deportations in scathing election ad

President Trump plunged the United States even deeper into a series of costly global conflicts this week, creating new economic hazards that have rattled financial markets, risked another rise in prices and unnerved some Republicans ahead of the 2026 election

President Trump plunged the United States even deeper into a series of costly global conflicts this week, creating new economic hazards that have rattled financial markets, risked another rise in prices and unnerved some Republicans ahead of the 2026 election

Texas hasn't sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in nearly four decades, but a growing number of Republicans now privately admit that streak might be in trouble

Buttigieg, one of many Democrats circling the 2028 presidential contest, might also have been helping himself

Ten weeks from Election Day, the Senate battlefield is sprawling, scattered — and stretching deep into Trump country

Democrats must defend two states that President Donald Trump won in 2024—Georgia and Michigan—while going after top flip target Maine, where the president lost in 2024

Voters forced to set aside their disgust and vote party loyalty over principle in Maine and Texas races

The fundraisers took place in Palo Alto, the Mission District of San Francisco, Oakland and Marin County, according to Politico

Questions about the relationship between the two Democrats were likely heightened by remarks made about Crockett's invitation to participate in the Texas Democratic Party convention

Despite Democrats’ six-point advantage in the generic ballot over Republicans, per the RealClear Polling average, their favorability rating is nearly 20 points underwater

Former Fox News host Steve Hilton will face former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in the November gubernatorial election

His opponent remains undecided between Republican Steve Hilton and billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer in the nonpartisan primary

Decisive Paxton Victory Puts Pressure on Republican Detractors

Massie lost to congressional candidate Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s Republican primary last week after months of escalating attacks from Trump, who publicly criticized the Kentucky Republican over repeated breaks with the president and opposition to parts of the GOP agenda

Trump’s singular focus on exacting revenge already put one Senate seat at risk

President Donald Trump has spent much of 2025 and 2026 speedrunning his predecessor’s arc in office: Like Joe Biden, he returned to power with grand ideological goals — but then high prices and a focus on issues he deemed inessential soured the American public on his leadership

To undercut his chief selling point — three decades in public service — his detractors on the left are surfacing complaints from his 24 years in Congress and his time as state attorney general and Biden Cabinet secretary

When Pope Leo XIV was in May 2025, many observers expected a quieter pontificate than his predecessor, Francis—a scholar-administrator from Chicago, steeped in liturgical tradition, wearing the red mozzetta and moving into the Apostolic Palace

Swalwell Suspends Governor Campaign After Sexual Assault Report

Swalwell had been among the leading Democrats vying to succeed outgoing California Governor Gavin Newsom—and one of the frontrunners in a crowded field whose collapse could have broader implications for the party's chances in November

A resurfaced endorsement from Kamala Harris calling Eric Swalwell ‘a great fighter’ has drawn renewed attention amid the recent sexual assault allegations against the California governor candidate

Democrats have quietly assembled the most exhaustive pre-built investigation infrastructure in modern congressional history

The US Food and Drug Administration just approved the second GLP-1 pill for weight loss, and this one has fewer restrictions on how it’s used

France has blocked Israeli planes from flying weapons through its airspace, while Italy refused last-minute permission for US bombers to land in Sicily

France has blocked Israeli planes from flying weapons through its airspace, while Italy refused last-minute permission for US bombers to land in Sicily

1917-U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany

Gavin Newsom’s early standing in New Hampshire’s 2028 Democratic primary has dropped sharply, with a new poll showing the California governor's support down 9 points since late last year

James Talarico is the next Jon Ossoff or just another Beto O’Rourke, Democrats’ quest for relatable white dudes continues

James Talarico barely mentioned Donald Trump when he finally got to give his victory speech on Wednesday night as Democrats’ nominee for US Senate in Texas

The Texas Senate race holds implications for which party will control the chamber after the midterms

The 2026 midterm election cycle kicked off Tuesday with primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, delivering dramatic results in key Senate races and signaling voter preferences ahead of November's battle for congressional control

Compounding his problems, there are signs that frustration is rising over his approach to immigration, and some of his recent fixations, like taking over Greenland, are downright unpopular