David Hogg, Leaders We Deserve founder and a cofounder of March For Our Lives, was set to become a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee — until backlash led him to pull out.

For the second time in less than a year, Arizona business owner Dan Butierez will be facing a member of the Grijalva family in a U.S. congressional election.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is not holding back after he accused President Donald Trump of trying to “steal” seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

Having already spent more than $2 million to support candidates in special elections in the US in 2025, the Fairshake PAC was looking to other races between now and the midterms.

State Department employees are told not to meddle in foreign elections, in accordance with Trump's emphasis on national sovereignty.

Ernst, who hasn't formally announced she is seeking reelection in 2026, brought in $723,000 in the second quarter, slightly more than her challengers.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first television ad has hit the airway in the hotly contested race for a U.S. Senate seat. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi spent half-a-million dollars on his new statewide television and digital ad campaign.

The U.S. Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the eldest daughter of former FBI director James Comey and the federal prosecutor in the cases involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs,

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will host US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday (July 18), ahead of a Washington deadline to reach a trade deal or face new tariffs, Tokyo said Thursday (July 17).

The political crisis in Japan is being compounded by Trump’s tariffs and demands that the government commit to a US-led war against China over Taiwan.