Trump-backed candidate wins primary for Oklahoma governor
Former state Sen. Mike Mazzei’s victory is a relief for the president after several of his chosen candidates fell in other states.
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Political newcomer Darline Graham wins South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff
Her win in the snap primary to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham comes after President Donald Trump significantly boosted her campaign.
South Carolina could give Trump a revitalizing win — or his most embarrassing loss
The runoff to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham will reveal whether the president can propel a virtual stranger to the Senate.
Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker’s comments on American Jews
The progressive streamer’s comments suggesting people may “take action” against Jews in the U.S. drew a rebuke from other Michigan Democrats.
Trump’s MAGA Inc. makes last-minute buy for Darline Graham in South Carolina runoff
The president’s super PAC spent more than $827,000 on voter phone calls and texts for Graham — even as battleground Republicans have been clamoring for money.
Democrats found their border message. ICE is another story.
They’re trying to balance a base furious at ICE with swing voters wary of abolishing the agency — a divide that could influence the midterms and the party’s path in 2028.
‘I’m on the ballot’: Trump lends a hand to struggling Darline Graham
The president sought to paper over emerging cracks in Graham’s campaign to succeed her late brother.
Trump is finally hitting the campaign trail. It’s not for a battleground member.
The president is rallying with Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina, a switch-up from his quieter strategy in battlegrounds like Georgia, Michigan and Texas.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best of this week’s crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
The midterms of scandal are underway
Both parties have navigated a range of scandals this year — and haven’t found a uniform approach to handling them.