Politics

A partisan redistricting battle among states has accelerated ahead of the November midterm elections following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act and opened the way for states to try to eliminate voting districts drawn for racial minorities.

The jumbled field of candidates who want to be California's next governor is returning to the debate stage Tuesday, just as mail voting kicked off.

A special election in a small Michigan swing district on Tuesday could have outsized consequences, determining whether Democrats retain their slim majority in the state Senate for the final months of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's term.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has spent his campaign for Ohio governor focused on November's general election and finally gets the chance Tuesday to put the long primary season behind him, as the Trump-endorsed biotech entrepreneur positions for an expensive run against Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director.

The Trump administration accused the New York Times in a lawsuit filed Tuesday of engaging in race-based workplace discrimination by rejecting a White male editor for promotion in favor of a less-experienced "multiracial female."

Early results come in as Trump's endorsements in Indiana's Republican primary challenge eight state senators who blocked redistricting efforts.

Vivek Ramaswamy secures the 2026 Ohio Republican gubernatorial nomination, defeating Casey Putsch to advance to the general election for governor.

The Associated Press reports former Sen. Sherrod Brown won Ohio's 2026 Democratic Senate nomination to challenge appointed GOP Sen. John Husted.

DHS confirms deportation of illegal immigrant woman convicted of attempting to murder her newborn on Long Island after serving eight years in prison.

Minnesota committee chair says more options exist after a subpoena vote targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar over the MEALS Act fraud scandal failed Tuesday.

President Donald Trump's campaign to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way moves through Indiana on Tuesday, when seven state senators face Trump-backed primary challengers.