







Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey has won the Massachusetts Democratic primary for his seat. The veteran progressive fended off a challenge from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, who had called for a new generation of leadership.
Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuth
Lindell had President Trump's endorsement but he lost to Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the state house. She'll face Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the fall for governor.

Ed Case wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House, fending off challenge from the left
See the latest results in the Hawaii House primaries.

David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s governor in upset over progressive Francesca Hong
Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown Hong as the clear Democratic frontrunner

Burhan for Massachusetts — State Senate 2026
Burhan Azeem is running for State Senate in Massachusetts' 2nd Middlesex district to create more housing, better transit, and opportunity for working families.

Join Team Talarico · Talarico for Texas on Mobilize
James is running for U.S. Senate to take his fight against corruption to Washington and win power back for working people.

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Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to prove he is fit to continue serving in office or resign.
Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Crucial Michigan Senate Race
The endorsement is the first in a contested Senate primary by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this year, in a state that Democrats believe they must hold this fall to win a Senate majority.

Maine Democrats select Troy Jackson as Senate candidate
Former state senator Troy Jackson will now take on longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins after Graham Platner’s campaign in scandal. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.

Platner’s campaign trying to navigate exit from consequential Maine race, sources say | CNN Politics
Graham Platner and a small team of strategists behind his candidacy are trying to navigate an exit from the consequential Senate race in Maine without entirely squandering the movement he built, people familiar with the matter said, rather than digging in or trying to find a path forward for his candidacy.

Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate
Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.

Full Transcript: Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
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Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico
A Texas lawyer who helped lead Republican Ken Paxton’s defense during a 2023 impeachment trial said Paxton “has lost sight of his core mission.”

Really feels like the open Internet is falling apart, with bsky as a rare bright spot.
Ashton Pittman
The New York Times is now blocking The Wayback Machine from accessing its articles. That means you'll no longer be able to view archived versions of NYT stories published in 2026 and beyond on archive.org. (All those posts you see tracking changes to NYT headlines and ledes? They relied on WBM).
The AT-URI Syntax Mess
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