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President Donald Trump’s campaign to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way moves through Indiana on Tuesday night, when seven state senators face Trump-backed primary challengers.
Trump's allies ousted five Indiana GOP senators who blocked redistricting, signaling his continued sway over the party.
An Indiana state senator who was among a slew of incumbent Republicans defeated by Donald Trump-backed challengers in primary contests has blasted the president’s influence on the races. State Sen. Travis Holdman lost to Blake Fiechter in the 19th District GOP primary by more than 20 percentage points on Tuesday.
Trump has endorsed a lengthy list of Republican candidates Hoosiers may see on their ballots on primary election day, May 5, 2026. See the full list.
Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Neil Berg, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce, Irineo Cab
Trump-endorsed candidate facing a long-shot challenge from car designer and YouTube provocateur Casey Putsch
The leading candidates for California governor are trying to stand out from the crowded field as mail voting is underway
President Donald Trump said U.S. elections should be conducted according to rules set by the Supreme Court rather than for the “convenience” of state legislatures, arguing the approach could benefit Republicans in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.
President Donald Trump's effort to defeat Republicans who have opposed key priorities turns Tuesday to Indiana's state Senate primaries, in which he and his allies are trying to unseat seven GOP state
The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.
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Paxton and Cornyn locked in tight runoff without Trump endorsement weeks away from election day
With the runoff just three weeks away, the Texas Senate GOP race is down to the wire between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX). A new poll from the University of Houston‘s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Paxton leading Cornyn by a 3-point margin.
President Donald Trump keeps touting a poll that was discussed on CNN in March. On Tuesday, though, Trump wrongly described that poll in three different ways.