The Shaheen political dynasty lives on in New Hampshire. Stefany Shaheen, the eldest daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), won Tuesday’s hotly contested Democratic primary for the state’s 1st District, defeating Maura Sullivan and a host of other rivals despite facing attacks that she was leaning on her well-known surname. The seat, left open by…
‘We are winning elections’: Bernie Sanders on Democrats’ progressive wing lead image Politics
President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state in the nation to start sending out ballots for the November election. In March, Trump signed the initial executive order, which aimed to crack down on…
Construction crews could begin the excavation process for what will be President Donald Trump’s massive 250-foot-tall arch in as soon as the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Thursday. The monument — which will be erected in a traffic circle at the head of the Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River, coming…
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
Missouri’s Supreme Court suspended a congressional map that state Republicans drew last year that would have netted the GOP an additional House seat, likely keeping the seat in Democratic hands this November. The court ruled unanimously on Thursday that a referendum petition organized by Democrats to put the new congressional maps to a vote was…
President Donald Trump has invited a group of GOP lawmakers including Republicans in competitive races to dine with him Wednesday night at the White House as many in the party press the president to unleash his massive war chest ahead of the November elections, according to five people with direct knowledge of the matter. They,…
Elon Musk’s super PAC disclosed its first independent expenditures of the 2026 general election in a filing released late Wednesday, detailing roughly $800,000 across key House and Senate races. Musk’s America PAC targeted several key Senate contests, including races in Texas, Maine, Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa, Michigan and Alaska. The largest amount went to Texas…
Stephen A. Smith on Trump, Democrats and the politics of chaos lead image Politics
Sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith has been bouncing around cable TV but insists he’s staying out of one arena: the political one. The outspoken ESPN personality isn’t staying away from talking politics — far from it. But Smith told POLITICO in an interview airing Thursday that he’s not running for president in 2028 in his…
