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Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash

Democrats are grappling with a surge of outside spending in their primaries. Groups linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence have dominated the airwaves.

 

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North Carolina’s electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats

Democrats in North Carolina are scrambling to turn out rural Black voters and say the party cannot win the state without them.

 

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Where big spending won – and lost – in the Illinois primary

Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall.

 

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The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers

The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama. Much of it centered around Tuesday night’s marquee races, the primaries for the U.S. Senate in Texas.

 

It’s election season again. This is why and how AP calls races across the country

The Associated Press has compiled votes and declared winners in elections across the nation for nearly 180 years.

 

2026 election results

 

What to watch as the midterms begin with Tuesday’s primaries

The first primaries of the 2026 election season will offer an early read on voter mood in President Donald Trump’s second term and on how both parties are adapting.

 

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AIPAC faces test of its power in Illinois primary as Democrats debate future of Israel relationship

A crowded Democratic primary in Illinois is shaping up as the next test for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful advocacy organization that has stirred anger and frustration while exacerbating tensions over the war in Gaza.

 

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Why Texas’ redistricting plan isn’t a sure bet

State Republicans redrew their congressional map over the summer to make five Democratic-held seats winnable, in line with the explicit expectation set by President Donald Trump. Republicans pursued that goal largely by “cracking” Democratic-leaning voters across multiple districts. That means voters in Democratic-leaning parts of Texas, like denser areas around Dallas and Austin and communities along the U.S.-Mexico border, are now spread across districts that include larger numbers of Republican-leaning voters. The new map is more likely to deliver those five seats to the GOP if Texans vote the same way they did in the 2024 presidential election, but it’s not a sure bet.

 

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Escape from Washington? Senators look to start new chapters as governors

U.S. senators are increasingly looking to leave Washington for leadership roles in their home states.

 

Tracking U.S. House retirement announcements

Legislators are announcing they won’t run for reelection earlier in the cycle, putting Congress on track for record turnover, according to an Associated Press analysis.

 

Tracking the retirement announcements of members of Congress

More House seats are opening up as more members announce their upcoming departures. Republican Harriet Hageman says she’s running for Senate, winning President Donald Trump’s endorsement swiftly after making her intentions public.

 

Voters in Virginia and New Jersey send a message: It’s Trump’s economy now

The economy and rising prices were high on the minds of voters on Election Day, and those concerns contributed to a Democratic sweep of statewide offices in Virginia and New Jersey.

 

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Takeaways from the 2025 general election, in charts

After voters swung toward Republican Donald Trump during last fall’s presidential election, states like Virginia and New Jersey swung back towards Democratic candidates at nearly the same velocity as 2024’s shift, an Associated Press analysis of election data from this week found.

 

Mapping how Mamdani won New York City mayor, in detail

 

2025 Election Results

See live results for the 2025 general election, including key races in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and California.

 

AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years.

 

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York on Election Day

The nation’s biggest city will pick its next mayor on Tuesday in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party.

 

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

California voters head to the polls on Tuesday with just one yes-or-no question on the ballot. Passing Proposition 50 would implement a new congressional map, which passed the state legislature in August, for the next three election cycles.

 

How American views on Israel and antisemitism have changed since Oct. 7

Nearly two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel and the county’s ensuing invasion of the Gaza Strip, Americans are more divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than they were before the war – and concerns are mounting about the safety of Jewish communities at home.

 

Many sports fans are unhappy with how much it costs to watch their games, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll finds sports fans are likelier to use a combination of streaming services and traditional TV options to access their favorite teams.

 

What past elections tell us about the New York City mayoral race

Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams have won support from the same coalition of voters in their bids to lead New York City, setting them on a collision course that could help Zohran Mamdani in his bid to become the next mayor, an Associated Press analysis of recent election results found.

 

See how every neighborhood in New York City voted in the mayoral primary

 

How ranked choice voting works

 

Do fans of men’s sports also watch women’s sports? What a new AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds about 3 in 10 U.S. adults follow women’s sports at least “somewhat” closely, lower than the share who follow men’s sports.

 

The push alerts of the first 100 days of the Trump administration

 

Picking a team from bars to beam and hoping for 10s: Fantasy leagues in gymnastics are a thing

Interest in gymnastics traditionally peaks with the Olympic cycle, but the sport is popular all year round on the “gymternet,” an online global community for devoted fans.

 

Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

Three spring elections have provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump. The conservative Wisconsin judge endorsed by Trump and backed by Elon Musk and his groups to the tune of $21 million lost by a significant margin in a state Trump won in November.

 

Trump won about 2.5M more votes this year than he did in 2020. This is where he did it

Republican Donald Trump’s support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four years ago.

 

Many uncalled House races are in California. This is why it takes the state weeks to count votes

Control of the U.S. House rests on just over a dozen races where winners have not yet been determined.

 

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