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D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George speaks to the crowd after winning D.C. Mayor primary election during an election night party at the Howard Theatre Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises

Read full article: Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises

Janeese Lewis George is making waves in Washington, D.C., with her progressive agenda as she aims for the mayor's office.

Melissa Hernandez, a Democratic candidate for Congress in California's 14th district, knocks on doors on Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Pleasanton, Calif. (AP Photo/Annie Barker )
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Democrats Wahab, Hernandez advance in California special election to finish Swalwell’s term

Read full article: Democrats Wahab, Hernandez advance in California special election to finish Swalwell’s term

Democratic candidates in California have secured the two slots in a special general election to serve out the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term.

FILE - Tom Kean Jr., GOP candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, arrives at his election night party in Basking Ridge N.J., Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
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NJ Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. sets June 30 return date after monthslong absence

Read full article: NJ Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. sets June 30 return date after monthslong absence

New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30.

Democratic Congressional candidates, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila gesture on stage with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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Mamdani challenges Democratic leaders ahead of primary elections: 'The Democratic Party must change'

Read full article: Mamdani challenges Democratic leaders ahead of primary elections: 'The Democratic Party must change'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is testing the limits of his newfound political muscle in a bid to reshape the Democratic Party, even if it means challenging his own party’s leadership.

Britain's Labour candidate Andy Burnham stands in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18, 2026 where voters are choosing a new lawmaker with Andy Burnham of the Labour Party as the leading contender.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
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A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer

Read full article: A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer's future as Britain's prime minister is on the line in a special election in Makerfield in northwest England.

FILE - Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., reflects on her time as a young civil rights activist during the 1963 March on Washington, during an Associated Press interview in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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DC voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in Congress

Read full article: DC voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in Congress

For the first time in a generation, Washingtonians are waking up to a general election lineup that doesn't include Eleanor Holmes Norton as delegate.

FILE - Alex Bores, democratic candidate in New York's 12th Congressional District, speaks during "NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum" at 92NY, April 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

Read full article: A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved.

Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aim, front center, walks with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as Guterres arrives to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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UN chief visits Haiti, where a new international force will be deployed to help fight gangs

Read full article: UN chief visits Haiti, where a new international force will be deployed to help fight gangs

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has visited Haiti, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless.

Jim Troupis, former campaign attorney for President Donald Trump, second from right, speaks with a group including his attorney Joe Bugni, left, after pleading not guilty to several felony forgery counts related to the 2020 fake elector scheme Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
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Former Trump attorneys, aides plead not guilty to Wisconsin fake elector felony charges

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President Donald Trump’s attorney for the 2020 campaign in Wisconsin and two former aides have all pleaded not guilty to felony forgery charges for their roles in a fake elector scheme designed to overturn Trump’s loss in the swing state.

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins speaks during an election-night watch party after winning the Republican nomination, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Jackson, Ga. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
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The Latest: Trump-backed candidates secure GOP Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma

Read full article: The Latest: Trump-backed candidates secure GOP Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma

President Donald Trump’s preferred candidates are having mixed results in Tuesday’s primaries, securing the Republican nominations for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma but not for Georgia governor.

D.C. Council member Robert White Jr., accompanied by his wife Christy, waves to supporters after casting his vote during the D.C. primary election at Shepard Park Elementary, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate to Congress

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Robert White Jr. has won the Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate seat in Congress.

In this image provided by Karen Dillman, Alaska Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, one of the challengers to the incumbent senator, also named Dan Sullivan, poses for a photo on a hike, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on Kupreanof Island, near Petersburg, Alaska. (Karen Dillman via AP)

Challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible for Alaska ballot, official says

Read full article: Challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible for Alaska ballot, official says

A top Alaska elections official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s August primary ballot.

With Marine Two in the background, Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters upon arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in 'Communion,' his first book since 'Hillbilly Elegy'

Read full article: JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in 'Communion,' his first book since 'Hillbilly Elegy'

Vice President JD Vance writes about his religious journey in a new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."

From left, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs pose for photo after a news conference at the Nordic and Baltic countries meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Ukraine starts EU membership talks and faces years of reforms while fighting Russia

Read full article: Ukraine starts EU membership talks and faces years of reforms while fighting Russia

Ukraine has officially started European Union membership negotiations, a long process that requires political reforms while facing a Russian invasion.

FILE - The name plate of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has been removed from his former office, April 15, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California’s special congressional primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California’s special congressional primary

Bay Area voters previously represented by Democratic former congressman Eric Swalwell will narrow down a field of nearly a dozen candidates hoping to replace him in a special primary on Tuesday.

FILE - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks with an individual following an event at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma’s state primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma’s state primary

Oklahoma voters will select nominees for federal and state offices including U.S. senator and representative, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and both houses of the state Legislature in a state primary on Tuesday.

EU Parliament member and former Italian army general Roberto Vannacci addresses the audience as he concludes the two-day founding congress of his far-right party, Futuro Nazionale (National Future) in Rome, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Italy’s Meloni faces a dilemma as challenger 'Il Generale' Vannacci rises

Read full article: Italy’s Meloni faces a dilemma as challenger 'Il Generale' Vannacci rises

Roberto Vannacci, a former Italian army general, is shaking up Italy's political scene with his new party, National Future.

FILE - Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to the crowd as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Alabama's GOP dismisses a residency challenge to Tuberville's bid for Alabama governor

Read full article: Alabama's GOP dismisses a residency challenge to Tuberville's bid for Alabama governor

The Alabama Republican Party says U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville will remain the party’s gubernatorial nominee.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks to reporters about FISA, the law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump

Read full article: Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump

The decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump.