Trump moves to preempt Texas Republicans’ upcoming Senate primary.
Election 2026
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A Sign of the Times in Texas?
Democrats weary of the hyper-partisan chaos on Capitol Hill opt for a mild-mannered white state representative over a bold Black House member.
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Gavin Newsom—GAVIN NEWSOM!—Calls Israel ‘Sort of an Apartheid State’
And calls for stopping U.S. military aid to the nation.
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Brad Lander Is Building a United Progressive Front
The former New York City comptroller and councilmember is running for Congress. To unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, he’ll have to consolidate the progressive left.
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A New Age for Houston Politics?
The Democratic primary for Texas’s 18th Congressional District pits two generations of politicians—represented by Christian Menefee and Al Green—against each other.
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AI Goes to Bat for Valerie Foushee
A super PAC funded by Anthropic, makers of Claude, is spending nearly $1 million to get the North Carolina congresswoman, who sits on a key AI commission, re-elected.
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The Big Lie at the Heart of Republican Electoral Strategy
To combat the nonexistent threat of noncitizen voting, the GOP is determined to keep Democrats from the polls.
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Q&A: Talarico or Crockett? A Threshold Choice in Texas.
The Prospect talks with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee’s Adam Green about the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in the Lone Star State.
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North Carolina Congressional Race Shows Perils of Big-Money Support
Rep. Valerie Foushee benefited from millions in super PAC dollars in 2022. Now she’s being massively outspent by a progressive primary challenger.
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Pro-Palestine Super PAC Brings Multimillion-Dollar War Chest to Midterms
American Priorities is targeting multiple races across the country and spending significantly on congressional primaries in North Carolina and Texas.