Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.

Naturally, Republicans running for Congress should campaign on President Donald Trump’s promise to pay adult Americans $5,000 if the GOP wins the midterm elections.

Delaware’s Democratic U.S. senator, U.S. representative and state attorney general will go before voters in a state primary Tuesday as they seek reelection.

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Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is no longer set to speak at a Labor Day rally when he makes his first major public appearance since ending his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.

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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has distanced himself from progressive online commentator Hasan Piker.

Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman are wrapping up their campaigns for South Carolina's Republican nomination in a special U.S. Senate primary.

Oklahoma Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday to settle an expensive nomination fight for governor, while Democrats will pick a nominee for U.S. Senate.

Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas has died.

Ashley Moody claimed victory in Florida’s Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday night, delivering a fiery speech from her hometown of Plant City that drew sharp contrasts between herself and her Democratic opponent ahead of the November general election.

Jacksonville state Rep. Angie Nixon’s surprise victory in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary is drawing national attention as part of a broader trend of progressive candidates defeating more established contenders.

She joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show to discuss her strategy heading toward the November midterms.

Florida Democrats nominated state Rep. Angie Nixon for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, handing a decisive primary victory to a progressive Jacksonville lawmaker who raised far less money than her better-funded opponent.

Voters in the Alabama, Florida, and Wyoming primary are deciding which candidates to advance to the general election in races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House.

John Truscott, a political analyst and CEO of Truscott Rossman, joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to discuss Michigan’s move from local drama to national emergency for Democrats. The big question: Can a progressive win in a purple state and save the Senate, or will this nomination hand Republicans the map?

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former congresswoman Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election.

Results in Florida's U.S. Senate primary elections

Wyoming voters will choose nominees for an unusually high number of open-seat races in a state primary Tuesday.

Alaska voters will narrow down a long list of contenders for a competitive U.S. Senate seat that’s expected to play a pivotal role in determining which party will hold a majority in the chamber next year.

Congressman Russell Fry says he's supporting Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary runoff.

Republicans in Minnesota see a chance to regain influence after a fraud scandal rocked state government.

Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate.

Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections.

Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday in South Carolina to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot.

The Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota is heating up and immigration has become a central issue.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he's spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president will campaign with him.

Mississippi does not top the list of hotly contested U.S. Senate races this fall.

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy says he’ll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.

A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps biggest example yet that the party’s voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed candidates in must-win battlegrounds.

Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule.

Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that will have major implications for control of the chamber next year.

Nine contenders for one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional seats will compete in the Washington state primary on Tuesday.

The Republican incumbent, James Uthmeier, was appointed as attorney general by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2025, after the governor named Ashley Moody to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, when Rubio became President Trump’s Secretary of State. Uthmeier is now seeking a full four-year term. The only other candidate in the race is Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez. As both are unopposed in their party primaries, this race will first appear on the ballot in November for the general election.

As incumbent Democrat Angie Nixon is running for the U.S. Senate, it’s an open race for House District 13 this year. The district covers most of Northwest Jacksonville and the near Westside, west of I-95, north of 103rd Street, east of Chaffee Road and McGirts Creek. Audrey Gibson won the Democratic primary in August, and advanced to the general election, to face a write-in opponent only.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Troy Jackson, who became the party's nominee over the weekend.

Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate over progressive Abdul El-Sayed.

The progressive movement may already have hit its high point in the 2026 midterms.

Former Maine lawmaker Troy Jackson has moved into a strong position to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine after several of his opponents dropped out of the race.

Democrats hoping to replace Graham Platner on the Maine ballot for U.S. Senate are scrambling to woo his supporters.

A federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate all vestiges of segregation.

August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment.

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.

Democratic nominee Graham Platner hasn’t resigned from the Maine U.S. Senate race following an allegation of sexual assault.

President Donald Trump has reshaped the U.S. Senate map by sidelining some Republican incumbents and promoting loyalists.

Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary.

Louisiana Republicans will nominate a U.S. Senate candidate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term.

Georgia will stick with an embattled vote-counting method that relies on QR codes for this year’s midterm elections after state lawmakers passed legislation that put off making changes until 2028.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. in Georgia’s primary runoff election, where voters helped decide who would appear on the November ballot in several key races — including the governor’s race, the U.S. Senate race, and the 1st Congressional District seat left vacant by Congressman Buddy Carter.

President Donald Trump’s preferred candidates are having mixed results in Tuesday’s primaries, securing the Republican nominations for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma but not for Georgia governor.

Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in Tuesday runoffs.

Alabama voters will return to the polls Tuesday to pick a Republican nominee for an open U.S. Senate seat.

An attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial has endorsed Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race.

Maine voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor in a state primary on Tuesday.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo will face six Republican challengers in a state primary on Tuesday, while state Attorney General Aaron Ford, Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill and four others will compete for the Democratic nomination to reclaim the seat in November.

Graham Platner has been met by an enthusiastic and supportive crowd at a town hall-style event in Maine.

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past.

U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support.

British authorities have blocked a Turkish American streamer Hasan Piker and political commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. The Home Office said Monday that their electronic travel authorizations were canceled over concerns that their presence might not be conducive to the public good.

Montana voters will select nominees in Tuesday’s state primary to replace two prominent Republican incumbents: U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke.

The top Democratic candidates competing for the party's U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan are debating at the state party’s annual policy conference.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

Texas voters will pick a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday.

Texas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton had no public campaign events on the last day before Tuesday's runoff.

Georgians turned out at the polls Tuesday for the state’s primary election, with voters in Camden County casting ballots that will help determine November’s candidates in some of the state’s most closely watched races for governor and U.S. Senate.

Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will compete for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a June 16 runoff, as neither received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary to win outright.

Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will compete for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a June 16 runoff, as neither received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary to win outright.

Idaho voters will nominate candidates for federal, state and local offices in a state primary.

One of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics within the Republican Party faces a tough primary challenge in Kentucky’s state primary.

Alabama voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and a full slate of state and local offices.

Voting will conclude in the swing state of Georgia in competitive primaries for governor and a U.S. Senate seat that could decide control of the closely divided chamber.

Statewide & multi-county election results in Georgia's 2026 primary

State senators in Louisiana have passed a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one.

Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state.

Nebraska voters will choose nominees for a full slate of contests ranging from governor to state Legislature and local offices.

The primary election in Ohio has set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s former health director as he seeks to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands.

President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way.

Ohio's primary election set up two marquee matchups in November.

Candidates for Ohio’s top elected offices will stand before voters in a statewide primary on Tuesday, although many of them are already looking ahead to the November general election.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Restless Democratic voters are rejecting their party’s establishment.

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Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's most competitive Senate contests.

Democrats are trying to win back the Senate.

Oklahoma’s governor has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill a newly vacant U.S. Senate seat through the end of the year.

There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown.

Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall.

The U.S. Senate has passed what could become one of the most sweeping housing packages in decades, a proposal local leaders say could help tackle affordability challenges in Jacksonville if it becomes law.

Illinois voters will choose nominees for a full slate of offices in a state primary Tuesday.

Florida voters could be required to prove their citizenship at the ballot box, but not until after the 2026 elections, under a bill headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

President Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules.