Connie Chan and Scott Wiener advance in race to succeed Pelosi, CBS News projects

Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday advanced San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District, CBS News projects. Eight Democrats, two Republicans and one no party preference candidate ran to represent the district, whose boundaries are entirely within

Bitter GOP primary for South Dakota governor heads to runoff as Toby Doeden advances

Businessman and self-described political outsider Toby Doeden will advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Dakota governor, CBS News has projected, after a competitive and frequently contentious primary that includes the sitting governor, a congressman and a state legislative leader. A July 28 runoff election is necessary because no candidate in Tuesday’s

Zach Lahn wins Iowa GOP governor primary, upsetting Trump-backed rival

Zach Lahn will win the Republican primary for Iowa governor, CBS News projects, overcoming a Trump-backed congressman and setting up a November contest against Democrat Rob Sand that could be one of this year’s most competitive gubernatorial races. Lahn — a farmer and businessman who has touted his ties to the “Make America Healthy Again”

Mayor Karen Bass will advance to the November election, CBS News projects

CBS News projects that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass will advance to the November election, while her opponents, Councilmember Nithya Raman and political newcomer Spencer Pratt, compete for the final spot. In California, only the top two vote-getters will move on to the November election. With ballots still being counted, Bass will need to wait to

State Sen. Scott Wiener advances to general election in race to succeed Pelosi in Congress, CBS News projects

Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday advanced state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District, CBS News projects. The other candidate to advance has not yet been projected. Eight Democrats, two Republicans and one no party preference candidate ran to represent the 11th District,

DOJ says it has superseding indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center

The Justice Department said Tuesday it obtained a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center that contained new allegations about how its donations were purportedly used to pay informants inside hate groups. The superseding indictment, which the DOJ said was returned by a grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama, alleges that $4.1