Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing a tougher than expected primary bid in the solidly red 23rd Congressional District of Texas, after explosive allegations over an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide came to light. The southwestern Texas-area congressman has faced mounting calls to resign, even from his fellow House Republicans. Meanwhile,…
Former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who ran for U.S. Senate last cycle, is seeking to upset Rep. Julie Johnson (D), who currently represents the 32nd Congressional District, in the redrawn 33rd Congressional District. The redrawn 32nd District, now expected to vote solidly Republican, has eight candidates vying for the GOP primary nod. Two Democrats are…
Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District is a repeat of the 2022 contest between Rep. Valerie Foushee and Nida Allam, a Durham County commissioner backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Although the seat will almost surely stay in Democrats’ hands in November, Tuesday’s primary will offer insights into the party’s momentum…
Rep. Al Green (D) is running in a Tuesday primary in the Lone Star State’s 18th Congressional District after he was redistricted out of Texas’s 9th Congressional District earlier this year. He is facing off with incumbent Rep. Christian Menefee, teeing up a generational battle within the party. Other incumbents seeking to retain their seat…
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) is fighting to hang on to his seat in a contested GOP primary for Texas’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday. Steve Toth, a state representative, who is backed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), as well as Martin Etwop and Nicholas Plumb are vying for the GOP nod. Other incumbents seeking…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has “proactively agreed to appear voluntarily” before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Chair James Comer announced Tuesday. “I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee,” Comer, a Kentucky Republican,
A top lawmaker on the Senate Armed Services Committee has requested a briefing from the Pentagon on its escalating feud with AI startup Anthropic, which has prompted the Trump administration to threaten to declare the company a supply chain risk. “I’ll withhold judgment until I’ve had my briefing,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chair of the