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Jun 11, 2026
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
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Jun 10, 2026
With Graham Platner now the Democratic nominee against Senator Susan Collins, signs of how hostile the race will be have quickly emerged.
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Jun 10, 2026
Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.
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Jun 10, 2026
The state's vast rural areas, which make up the swing Second Congressional District, will be important in November.
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Jun 10, 2026
Graham Platner's primary victory sets up a high-stakes contest between an insurgent progressive with political baggage and a battle-tested but vulnerable Republican senator.
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Jun 10, 2026
Plus, why Americans are clamoring for European sunscreen.
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Jun 10, 2026
Graham Platner's primary victory in Maine sets up a high-stakes contest between an insurgent progressive with political baggage and a battle-tested but vulnerable Republican senator.
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Jun 10, 2026
Graham Platner's primary victory in Maine sets up a high-stakes contest between an insurgent progressive with political baggage and a battle-tested but vulnerable Republican senator.
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Jun 10, 2026
Graham Platner, a progressive oyster farmer, won the Democratic nomination for Senate on Tuesday. He is set to face Senator Susan Collins, a five-term Republican, in November.
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Jun 10, 2026
Graham Platner won the Democratic primary for Senate in Maine and quickly turned his populist message against Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
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Jun 09, 2026
Graham Platner has faced new scrutiny over his personal history, but his Democratic primary victory sets up a high-stakes race against Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.
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Jun 09, 2026
Mr. Graham, a four-term incumbent, is the favorite to win the general election in a solidly Republican state.
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Jun 09, 2026
Mr. Graham, a four-term incumbent senator, is the favorite to win the general election in a solidly Republican state.
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Jun 09, 2026
Mr. Platner, an oyster farmer running for a Senate seat on a progressive platform, has drawn a large following among Democrats in Maine. His campaign has also surfaced damaging reports about his personal history.
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Jun 09, 2026
Graham Platner is expected to win handily in the Democratic primary for Senate in Maine. The focus is shifting to how he might do in November.
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Jun 09, 2026
Ms. Collins, the longest-serving Republican woman in Senate history, is also her party's most vulnerable incumbent this year.
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Jun 09, 2026
The vote gave final passage to Republicans' megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump's term, clearing it for his signature.
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Jun 09, 2026
Proponents say the practice reduces partisanship, while critics say it is confusing and expensive.
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Jun 09, 2026
The main super PAC tied to the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee released its first ads backing Ms. Stevens, a moderate congresswoman locked in a tight three-way primary.
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Jun 09, 2026
The test vote cleared the way for final passage of Republicans' megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump's term.
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Jun 09, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Maine primary elections.
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Jun 09, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Maine primary election.
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Jun 09, 2026
See results and maps from key races in the June 9 primaries.
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Jun 09, 2026
The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias.
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Jun 09, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 South Carolina primary elections.
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Jun 09, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 South Carolina primary election.
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Jun 09, 2026
The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up.
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Jun 09, 2026
The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up.
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Jun 09, 2026
Mr. Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate, is causing anxiety over his turbulent personal history.
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Jun 09, 2026
American Bridge is hoping that Republicans are vulnerable in parts of the country that had been exceedingly tough terrain for Democrats in recent elections.
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Jun 09, 2026
Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
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Jun 09, 2026
Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
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Jun 08, 2026
As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president's maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.
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Jun 08, 2026
Graham Platner is not just a candidate for the Senate in Maine, argues the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie on "The Opinions," but also a representative of "an intra-Democratic Party factional battle." Bouie says the arguments around Platner resemble a proxy fight unfolding within the party.
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Jun 08, 2026
There's an argument for candidates who've served in the military.
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Jun 08, 2026
The Georgia senator is excoriating Trump and his systemic corruption in a way that transcends the Democratic Party's progressive-moderate divide.
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Jun 08, 2026
Many are sticking by the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. But some have soured, and others are anxious about how recent revelations could affect a close race.
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Jun 07, 2026
Representative Ro Khanna said that he believed the account of a woman who accused Graham Platner of physically threatening behavior, and urged his campaign not to criticize her.
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Jun 07, 2026
The president has not yet endorsed Representative Mike Collins or Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the race to challenge the Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff.
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Jun 06, 2026
Two senior Republicans urged the Trump administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a contentious intelligence-gathering authority.
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Jun 06, 2026
An unorthodox Republican, he helped shape tax policy and women's rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid accusations by more than 20 women of sexual misconduct.
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Jun 06, 2026
The best pathway out is to make Congress great again.
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Jun 06, 2026
And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today.
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Jun 06, 2026
The Democrat from Georgia on what he sees as the moral issues of our time.
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Jun 06, 2026
The Texas attorney general has mounted an all-out effort to prove Democratic Hispanic groups have been corrupting elections. Now he could be the beneficiary of his own attacks.
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Jun 05, 2026
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied.
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Jun 05, 2026
New revelations about Graham Platner have left Democrats anxious.
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Jun 05, 2026
"Trump loses more often, on more things, than most."
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Jun 05, 2026
The party's politicians, officials and strategists wrestled with how to respond to new reporting about Graham Platner, with worries rising about his vulnerabilities in a general election.
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Jun 05, 2026
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, has remained officially neutral on the race, but in conversations with donors, he has been clear about which candidate he supports.
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Jun 05, 2026
"Trump loses more often, on more things, than most."
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Jun 05, 2026
The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous re-election race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote.
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Jun 05, 2026
We've grouped six battleground states by some of the factors that shape how likely it is for the party to flip each Senate seat.
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Jun 05, 2026
In an interview after The Times reported on his treatment of women he had dated, Graham Platner acknowledged "not exactly acting with the best behavior" after his military service.
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Jun 05, 2026
In an interview after The Times reported on his treatment of women he had dated, Graham Platner acknowledged "not exactly acting with the best behavior" after his military service.
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Jun 05, 2026
Democrats who had been expected to supply the votes necessary to advance it balked after President Trump named Bill Pulte to head the intelligence apparatus.
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Jun 05, 2026
It was a victory for President Trump and his party, though the debate exposed fissures between Republican senators and Mr. Trump on a variety of issues.
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Jun 05, 2026
It was a victory for President Trump and his party, though it exposed fissures between G.O.P. senators and Mr. Trump on a variety of issues.
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Jun 05, 2026
The vote on Democrats' proposal, which would have sent the G.O.P. immigration bill back to committee, kicked off a marathon of votes that stretched all day and overnight.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.
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Jun 04, 2026
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, introduced the motion, which would have sent the G.O.P. immigration bill back to committee. Three Republicans up for re-election voted for it, but it still fell short.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Senate floor ground to a standstill as Republicans struggled to cobble together the votes to defeat a proposal that would send their immigration bill back to committee and ban President Trump's fund.
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Jun 04, 2026
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, introduced the motion. A handful of Republicans have indicated that they would support such a measure, which needs just 50 votes to pass.
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Jun 04, 2026
Todd Blanche has been serving as the acting attorney general. A formal nomination to the post would be the president's latest move to place loyalists in top government jobs.
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Jun 04, 2026
A measure to direct an end to U.S. engagement in Iran was adopted with a handful of Republicans in support, sending a signal of opposition to the president's handling of the war.
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Jun 03, 2026
The president's unilateral and retributive style of governing is starting to hit a wall in both chambers of Congress.
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Jun 03, 2026
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was "not moving forward with the fund, period," after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.
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Jun 03, 2026
Several Republicans suggested they would insist on adding a measure to bar the president from creating a fund to pay people who claim to be victims of government persecution.
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Jun 03, 2026
Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.
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Jun 03, 2026
Who will run California? Can Democrats win Iowa? Here's what happened, and what might be next.
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Jun 03, 2026
A gold medalist on the U.S. men's wheelchair basketball team, Mr. Turek is running as a "common-sense moderate."
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Jun 03, 2026
The president's pick for governor of Iowa lost his primary, while Democrats in the state chose their nominee in what they hope will be a competitive Senate race.
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Jun 02, 2026
Mr. Turek, a state lawmaker, beat Zach Wahls in a contest that tested the party's anti-establishment fervor.
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Jun 02, 2026
Ms. Hinson, a former journalist who is supported by President Trump, won the Republican nomination.
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Jun 02, 2026
Jane Nelson, the Texas secretary of state, was appointed to the role overseeing statewide elections in 2023 by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Jun 02, 2026
Representative Hinson, a third-term lawmaker, was the favorite of Republican leaders and donors. The general election is expected to be unusually competitive.
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Jun 02, 2026
The progressive Democrat went viral as a teenager with a speech defending marriage equality.
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Jun 02, 2026
Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, made their final pitches as voters took to the polls on Tuesday.
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Jun 02, 2026
Mr. Platner, the likely Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, met in Washington with several senators. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, dodged questions about his confidence in Mr. Platner.
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Jun 02, 2026
Senator Steve Daines withdrew his candidacy for re-election moments before the filing deadline, and then endorsed Kurt Alme in what appeared to be a coordinated swap to preclude competition.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 New Mexico primary elections.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 New Mexico primary election.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Montana primary election.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 New Jersey primary elections.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 South Dakota primary elections.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 South Dakota primary election.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Iowa primary elections.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Montana primary elections.
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Jun 02, 2026
Why a morally divided country might find sleazy candidates reassuring.
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Jun 02, 2026
Get live results and maps from the 2026 Iowa primary election.
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Jun 02, 2026
The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump's political allies with public benefits.
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Jun 02, 2026
Democrats have a competitive Senate primary race in Iowa, where the party is hoping to make gains, while a smokejumper is running in a contested House primary in Montana.
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Jun 01, 2026
The deep-blue state's primary elections will show how angry voters are at the status quo.
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Jun 01, 2026
A month after withdrawing from the state's Senate race, Gov. Janet Mills suggested she remained an option after the likely Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, faced a new scandal.
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Jun 01, 2026
Tuesday's Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence.
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Jun 01, 2026
Tuesday's Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence.
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Jun 01, 2026
Here are the places that are expected to decide the midterm elections, according to the most recent ratings by the Cook Political Report.
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May 31, 2026
Graham Platner, whose contest in Maine is a key to Democrats' hopes of winning the Senate, sought to discredit reports that he had exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage.
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May 31, 2026
Come November, the Republican Party will need the support of voters outside of President Trump's base, many of whom are deeply dissatisfied with the economy and the Iran war.
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May 30, 2026
Two candidates with the same name will be on the ballot seeking the same seat in the state's primary. "It's going to be confusing," one Republican said.
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