Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., on Thursday declared his candidacy in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for a key battleground state seat Republicans are eyeing.

House Speaker Mike Johnson backed Rep. Byron Donalds' bid for Florida governor. President Donald Trump endorsed Donalds earlier this year before the congressman announced his run for the role.

Stocks on Wall Street plummeted Thursday as investors weighed President Trump's aggressive tariff plan and the potential risk of a global trade war.

Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire announced Thursday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat that fellow Democrat Jeanne Shaheen is vacating at the end of her term.