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CBS News projects Democrat Analilia Mejia as the winner of the special election for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, filling the seat Gov. Mikie Sherrill vacated. Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway and...
Democrat Analilia Mejia has been projected as the winner in the New Jersey U.S. House race. Media outlets called the contest for Mejia after vote tallies showed her with a lead expected to hold. The result remains...
By Caitlin Yilek Updated April 12, 2026 / 9:16 PM EDT CBS News Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Sunday that he is suspending his campaign for California governor as he confronts growing pressure following...
By Anne Bryson Updated April 10, 2026 / 5:44 PM EDT / CBS News Former Vice President Kamala Harris told attendees in New York on Friday that she is weighing a 2028 presidential bid. Speaking at the National Action...
Updated April 11, 2026 — This story has been updated to reflect new developments, including women publicly naming allegations referenced in earlier reporting and Democratic leaders urging Rep. Eric Swalwell to withdraw...
Washington — Top House Democrats on Friday urged Rep. Eric Swalwell to withdraw from the California governor’s race after a former staffer told the San Francisco Chronicle that he sexually assaulted her. Swalwell has...
Democratic lawmakers and potential presidential hopefuls gathered at Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York this week seeking to solidify support among Black voters ahead of the November...
By Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter April 7, 2026 / 8:49 PM EDT Washington — Republican Clay Fuller was projected Tuesday to win the special runoff to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in...
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former two-term mayor of Los Angeles and a Democratic candidate for governor, told The Takeout that California needs a practical "course correction" to address rising costs and stalled services.
By Aaron Navarro Updated on: March 31, 2026 / 7:21 PM EDT / CBS News President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that directs states to tighten mail-in voting procedures and instructs his administration to compile...
By Jack Fink Updated March 27, 2026 Representatives from the Republican National Committee recently toured the American Airlines Center in Dallas as the party considers holding an unprecedented midterm convention ahead...
Nearly two months after FBI agents searched Fulton County election offices and seized boxes of materials tied to the 2020 election, a federal judge heard competing arguments over whether those records should be...
