EPOCH TIMES

Democrats Lock In Candidates to Challenge GOP in 2 Swing Pennsylvania House Districts

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Residents walk down Broadway, the main thoroughfare in the mountain city of Jim Thorpe, in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District on May 18, 2026. Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times BETHLEHEM, Penn.—Democrats in Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th congressional districts chose their candidates on May 19 to challenge two Republicans who just barely flipped their seats in 2024. Running

Rep. Collins, Dooley Advance to Runoff in Georgia GOP Senate Primary

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins meets with supporters at a primary night event in Jackson, Ga., on May 19, 2026. Jason Allen/Getty Images JACKSON, Ga.—A competitive contest among Georgia Republicans is on its way to a second round. As of 11:52 p.m. ET on May 19, none of the major candidates in the Senate

Washington State Under Federal Investigation for Housing Men in Women’s Prisons

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks during a news conference outside the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Wash. on April 28, 2026. Nick Wagner/The Seattle Times via AP The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced May 19 that its agents have launched an investigation into Washington State’s practice of housing male inmates in women’s prisons.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Rick Jackson Head to GOP Runoff for Georgia Governor

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(Left) Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks at an event hosted in Peachtree City, Ga., on Aug. 21, 2025. (Right) Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks at his election night watch party in Atlanta on May 19, 2026. Megan Varner, Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images SAVANNAH, Ga.—Peach State voters sent two Republican candidates, President Donald Trump-endorsed Georgia

Judge Orders Georgia to Open Election Hub to Observers

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks to the press during a mid-afternoon press conference in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 5, 2024. Jim Blackburn for The Epoch Times In an emergency ruling on May 19—as Georgia’s primary election day was already underway—a state court judge ruled that officials must allow observers to scrutinize election-related processes.

Thomas Massie Loses Primary to Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) speaks at a “People vs. Poison” rally against pesticides while the Supreme Court hears a pesticide liability case in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times HEBRON, Ky.—Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) lost his Republican primary on May 19 to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. President Donald Trump had endorsed