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Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, who was appointed to his South Carolina Senate seat upon his death, may soon be elected to a full term. Political insiders say she is a “black box.”...

Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters called Democratic Senate canddiate James Talarico's Republican coalition claims a "pipe dream."...

As the perceived disparity between incomes and inflation continues to grow, new CBS News polling shows many Americans don't feel relief coming from Republicans or Democrats. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the findings.

The senator’s office had released just two photos of him in similar poses since he was hospitalized.

Ralph Norman says he's running for the South Carolina Senate seat despite Trump's endorsement of Darline Graham, vowing to nuke the filibuster.

The House floor remained at a standstill Tuesday after more than a dozen House conservatives sustained their blockade over the stalled SAVE Act.

Former NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd warned on Friday that President Trump is isolating some of his own party, after the president criticized GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska). “…...

A Reagan Institute survey reveals young Americans are far less likely than older generations to view China as a major threat to the United States.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani cemented kingmaker status as all three Democratic Socialist candidates he backed won their primary races Tuesday night.

Trump-backed candidates won two of three key GOP runoffs in Georgia and Alabama, but lost the gubernatorial race to billionaire Rick Jackson.

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins says the SPLC inspired the 2012 shooting at his workplace, as the nonprofit now faces a federal indictment.

Noncitizens were found on New Jersey voter rolls for years, with some voting in prior elections, according to RNC and NJGOP documents.

Iowa GOP gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn's 2009 question that stumped Obama on Obamacare's public option has gone viral after his primary victory.

Republican Jon Bonck won the Texas 38th Congressional District GOP runoff, putting him on track to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt in a safe Houston seat.

Controversial Texas Democrat accused of antisemitic remarks about imprisoning Zionists faces rival Johnny Garcia in the TX-35 primary runoff.

After losing GOP primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, Rep. Thomas Massie indicates he's open to potentially mounting a future run for office.

Convicted Feeding Our Future ringleader Aimee Bock alleged Rep. Ilhan Omar likely knew about the $250 million pandemic meal fraud scheme in Minnesota, which the congresswoman denies.

Senate Republicans pulled their ICE and Border Patrol funding bill after backlash over a $1.776 billion compensation fund created without Congress.

Trump says candidates he backed went 37-0 in Tuesday's GOP primaries, flexing endorsement power that strategists say could carry midterm consequences.

Lawmakers passed a bipartisan housing bill backed by Trump that aims to make housing more affordable and restrict large investors from buying homes.

Doug Jones, the former Democratic senator in Alabama, on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for governor, the Associated Press reports.

Democrat Janelle Stelson, a former TV anchor, beat Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas to take on endangered GOP Rep. Scott Perry in November.

Republicans redraw district maps across Southern states as Democrats frame the fight as a civil rights battle over Black voter representation in Congress.

Six states hold primaries Tuesday testing President Trump's grip on the GOP, with high-profile races in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled against including $1 billion in White House security funding tied to Trump's planned ballroom in the budget bill.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped Democrats challenge Trump's Iran war powers, highlighting her independent streak in the Republican-led Senate.

The NAACP on Thursday filed an emergency petition to block Tennessee’s attempt to remove the only majority Black congressional district in the state, which the organization argues violates th…...

Senate Republicans tuck $1 billion for Trump's White House ballroom security into their immigration-focused reconciliation package released Monday.

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

Congress left D.C. without acting on the War Powers Act 60-day deadline for Trump's Iran war as Republicans remain divided on what comes next.

ActBlue sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleging he used his office to retaliate against the Democratic fundraising platform ahead of his Senate runoff.

Republicans call out Sherrod Brown for allegedly being disingenuous on illegal immigration ahead of Ohio's competitive Senate primary election Tuesday.

Despite renewed GOP calls for funding the ballroom after a shooting Saturday at a dinner attended by the president, the project continues to face a steep uphill climb in Congress.

The attack touched off a conspiracy theorist bonanza—though largely not from the usual suspects.

It didn’t hurt Trump. It’s actively helpful to his cause.

RNC Chair Joe Gruters says he believes Republicans are on track to defy history and defend their slim congressional majorities in the 2026 midterms.

Trump gives shoot and kill order for boats putting mines in Strait of Hormuz; Chevron CEO expects air travel disruptions due to jet fuel shortage.

Conservative nonprofit Restoration of America launches a $5 million nationwide ad campaign urging senators to pass the SAVE America Act on voter ID rules.

President Trump and other senior officials on Monday shared new information about the rescues of two U.S. airmen whose F-15 fighter jet was shot down last Friday in Iran. Tony Dokoupil anchored CBS News' special report on the president's news conference.

Radical ideas can pop up on the “War Room” podcast, but it’s not unusual to see those same ideas spread quickly in Republican politics.

Top Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill believe their party is unified behind a plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. Now, they need to sell the plan to Democrats.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated a Democratic-sponsored motion to advance a war powers resolution to halt President Trump’s military strikes against Iran, a conflict that has caused oil and…...