Poll: Democrats would give up Black voting power to beat the GOP
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The governor said a Democratic lock-out in top-two gubernatorial primary is unlikely.
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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Thursday and discussed topics ranging from market access for U.S. businesses in China to the Strait of Hormuz.
01:27 PM on 05/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Taiwan emerges as flash point in Trump-Xi talks
A Chinese summary of the meeting stressed the self-ruling island was the "most important issue" in bilateral relations between Washington and Beijing.
05:15 AM on 05/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Vance takes fraud fight to Maine
The vice president visited Bangor, Maine, to tout his fraud crackdown, stump for Paul LePage and offer an olive branch to Sen. Susan Collins.
02:00 PM on 05/15/2026 Politico Top Stories One of the safest Florida seats for Democrats faces a candidate fiasco
Redistricting, a looming federal criminal trial and a primary with racial undertones are just a few of the dynamics shaping the race to represent the Broward County district.
03:45 AM on 05/15/2026 Politico Top Stories How the largest LGBTQ+ rights group is approaching the midterms and anti-trans attacks
Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson on its $15 million plan to help Democrats win the House, and push back on anti-trans political attacks.
04:00 AM on 05/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment
06:56 PM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Xavier Becerra's decades in public office are a blessing and a curse in his California governor bid
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat running for California governor, is propping up his decades-long career in public office as proof he can succeed in the state's highest office
02:31 PM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Louisiana senators take up new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
State senators in Louisiana are considering a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one
02:32 PM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Democrats will debate in Iowa US Senate primary shaped by outside money and big-name endorsements
Two Democrats competing to become Iowa's next senator are set to debate
07:53 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward
A global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has created a financial windfall on the other side of the world in New Mexico that is both enviable and politically sensitive in a Democratic-dominated state
07:56 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Thomas Massie tests if voters can stay loyal to him and Donald Trump at the same time
President Donald Trump is trying to oust one of his own party’s most independent voices: Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie
07:55 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraskas blue dot 2nd District
Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections
07:58 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Denise Powell wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District
Denise Powell wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District
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Ace Parsi wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
08:00 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028
Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black U.S. House districts for this year's elections
08:00 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Senate Republicans block Democrats effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes
Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws
08:00 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight
07:34 AM on 05/14/2026 ABC Politics Vance is set to speak in Maine about fraud investigations ahead of primary election
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