California governor’s race remains too close to call as vote-counting continues
Experts warn primary vote-counting could go on for days in governor’s race, LA mayoral race and congressional racesGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Experts warn primary vote-counting could go on for days in governor’s race, LA mayoral race and congressional racesGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
State election officials continue to work through the uncounted primary ballots, a process that could take days or weeksTom Ambrose (the Guardian)
Silicon Valley is fighting against regulation, taxes and growth of AI and will benefit from having political leverageDara Kerr (the Guardian)
Democrats seek to oust Republicans in New Jersey and Iowa, while other major races remain up in the airTom Ambrose (the Guardian)
Early results show Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer emerging in front, with many ballots to be countedLauren Gambino (the Guardian)
Establishment Democrat beats Zach Wahls in primary as party eyes success in Republican-dominated stateChris Stein (the Guardian)
All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCecilia Nowell (the Guardian)
Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and MontanaTom Ambrose (the Guardian)
Robert Garcia became the lead contender in Tuesday’s primaries for congressional district 42 after redistrictingDani Anguiano (the Guardian)
Trump’s pursuit of policies that drive up prices, including tariffs and war, might be punished in November’s electionsEduardo Porter (the Guardian)
Governor says law is a response to ‘legitimate anxiety’ about Trump’s tactics targeting Democratic-led cities and statesGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
The US president’s backing of Maga extremists turns off the very voters Republicans need to win over in the midtermsCallum Jones (the Guardian)
Donald Trump moves quickly to unite Republicans behind the Texas attorney general as Democrats eye rare openingJoseph Gedeon (the Guardian)
Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James TalaricoDavid Smith (the Guardian)
Ousted Republican congressman says his party is facing ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ over president’s agendaJosé Olivares (the Guardian)
Global Pepfar program has long had Republican leadership and bipartisan support, but initiative is under fireMelody Schreiber (the Guardian)
Will Lawrence, an outspoken opponent of AI data centers, is running in swing district where three mega complexes loomDharna Noor (the Guardian)
Demonstration, held at historic location where the ‘Mississippi Plan’ was enacted, comes as southern states race to dilute Black voting powerAdria R Walker (the Guardian)
Tight primary victory in Philadelphia district bolsters Democrats’ left flank, seen as test of progressive momentumJoseph Gedeon (the Guardian)
US president, like a cult leader whose commune keeps getting smaller, commands fierce loyalty from a shrinking baseDavid Smith (the Guardian)
Republican Congressman defeated by Trump-backed challenger in most expensive House primary in historyYohannes Lowe (the Guardian)
Victory for Ed Gallrein, former Navy Seal hand-picked by Trump, shows strength of president’s grip on partyDavid Smith (the Guardian)
Contest seen as latest test of president’s grip on GOP as he urges voters to reject one of the few senior Republicans who has defied himTom Ambrose (the Guardian)
US president’s approval rating falls to 37% days after he said Americans’ financial situation is not motivating him to broker deal with IranJoseph Gedeon (the Guardian)
South Carolina’s state senate majority leader offered a nuanced case for rejecting Trump’s redistricting demandsGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
Cindy Burbank, who bested an alleged Republican plant, plans to step aside for Dan Osborn in general electionRachel Leingang (the Guardian)
With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflictJoseph Gedeon (the Guardian)
Republican leader acknowledges ‘likely consequences’ for resisting US president’s demands to redraw mapGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipRachel Leingang (the Guardian)
New voting maps flipped four Republican-held seats to give Democrats an edge in redistricting race sparked by TrumpGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Republican senator for Maine, facing tough re-election battle, says she has had benign essential tremor for decadesRichard Luscombe (the Guardian)
Though Trump’s popularity has dwindled, staying loyal to him seems to still be a winning strategy among the GOPChris Stein (the Guardian)
Lutnick has acknowledged he visited Epstein’s island with his family in 2012 after earlier claiming he severed ties in 2005Tom Ambrose (the Guardian)
State expected to play major role in deciding whether Republicans maintain control of Congress in his final two yearsChris Stein (the Guardian)
Trump-endorsed candidate facing a long-shot challenge from car designer and YouTube provocateur Casey PutschTom Ambrose (the Guardian)
Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 yearsSam Levine (the Guardian)
Ron DeSantis approves maps that give Republicans an advantage in four more races in November’s midtermsGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
Candidates will get funding for midterm races in battleground states, amid Republican push to revise voting mapsCate Brown (the Guardian)
Disapproval rose to 62%, the worst of his two terms in office, amid economic issues since launching his war against IranLucy Campbell (the Guardian)
TPOR poll of 1,018 likely voters puts Talarico ahead of John Cornyn by three percentage points and Ken Paxton by fiveRobert Tait (the Guardian)