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June 04, 2026 11:00 AM ET A Democratic candidate for attorney general in Iowa reposted comparisons of antifa to the American troops who fought in D-Day, screenshots from his personal X account show. Nate Willems, a former Iowa state representative and labor lawyer, is running to become Iowa’s next attorney general. His campaign page says

Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner is facing newly reported allegations from ex-girlfriends, including at least one accusation that he physically harmed a woman. The combat veteran, 41, is running for Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ seat in Maine. Three women the candidate previously dated came forward with allegations of “toxic” relationships to the The New

In the span of a week, Jill Biden’s memoir generated negative headlines for her family and the Democratic Party. Now her husband has announced his own book, timed to drop right before the midterms, and their former officials are left wondering why. The former first lady released her memoir Tuesday, detailing her time in the

Senate Democrats repeatedly dismissed concerns about gender-transition procedures for minors during a Wednesday hearing, arguing that the issue affects too few children to warrant congressional scrutiny even as witnesses testified about the serious and sometimes irreversible consequences of such treatments. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a June 3 hearing titled

Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia announced Thursday on X that he is seeking to impeach the federal judge who was allegedly caught having sex in courthouse chambers with an Atlanta police officer. Clyde wrote that he is in the process of drafting articles of impeachment for the Obama-appointee, Judge Eleanor Ross of the 11th

Arizona’s top prosecutor refuses to abandon a twice-stalled criminal case against President Donald Trump’s allies even after the state’s highest court slammed the door on her latest appeal. Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office will bring the matter back before a grand jury rather than walk away, Mayes spokesman Richie Taylor told Politico after the

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer June 04, 2026 3:41 PM ET While Republicans are surely facing a tough midterm cycle, the Democratic Party isn’t out of the woods as their primary battles heat up. Republican voters have actively targeted incumbents in the 2026 midterm primary races, keeping the political focus on intra-party battles. However

Former First Lady Jill Biden couldn’t sleep after watching her husband stumble through his disastrous June 2024 debate against Donald Trump. The early debate, pushed for by both campaigns, left Democrats in a panic and set off weeks of party infighting that ended with Joe Biden’s withdrawal. The former First Lady released a memoir on

Six Republicans defied House leadership Wednesday by joining Democrats to vote in favor of advancing a bill that includes additional funding for Ukraine. The House voted for a discharge petition in a 218-204 vote to advance the Ukraine Support Act, which would authorize $8 billion in direct loans to Ukraine and allow the U.S. to

June 04, 2026 12:45 PM ET New polling data suggests that a Senate race in a state Trump won by double digits could fall to Democrats in the midterms. Incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted is facing a challenge from former three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who lost his 2024 bid for reelection. But now just