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From left, Rebecca Bennett, Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, holds her daughter Rosie, alongside her husband Alex Hydrean and daughter Millie during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Bridgewater, N.J. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain.

President Donald Trump greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, at the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard as the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Department of Defense budget, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after a weekly Republican luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Under pressure from Trump, Republicans plan long talkathon on voting bill

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the ‘golden age’ Trump describes

Key takeaways from the high-stake races for California governor and LA mayor

The high-stakes races for California governor and LA mayor remained too close to call, but the battle lines for the November election are already being drawn as the candidates lay out their visions for leading the nation’s most populous state.

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Los Angeles voters weigh new mayor, governor in high stakes election

LA mayor criticizes Vance’s visit; defends Senator Padilla

Vance refers to Sen. Alex Padilla as ‘Jose Padilla’

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U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, standing, talks to Homeland Security Investigation agents as they arrest a protester during a targeted operation in Tucson, Ariz., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mamta Popat /Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Arizona congresswoman claims she was pepper sprayed during federal operation

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer speaks at a campaign event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

Tom Steyer is running for California governor as a populist billionaire

This photo provided by Safe Restraints Inc., in October 2025, shows a custom version of the WRAP restraining equipment made for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. (Safe Restraints via AP, File)

Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations

Kids play outside a polling precinct, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Guadalupe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

A by the numbers look at the current Hispanic population in the United States

State Sen. President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, smiles as he reminisces about his time in the Legislature during a Capitol news conference held in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Unabashed California liberal and former US Rep. John Burton dies at 92

Demonstrators hold signs during an immigration rally near the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Fla., on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Emboldened Democrats are starting to push back on Trump’s immigration plans

An immigration official wears a face mask depicting a cigar and beard as he waits to transport detained immigrants Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Baldwin Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Los Angeles County seeks ordinance preventing law enforcement from concealing their identities

People stand in line during the last day of early voting, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, file)

Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds

Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Democrats wrestle with how to conduct oversight as Trump officials crack down

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, speaks with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., right, during a Senate hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid data

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)

Padilla says in Senate ‘it’s time to wake up’ after forced removal from Noem’s event

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, arrives for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his budget requests for fiscal year 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference on President Donald Trump's spending and tax bill, Thursday, June 12, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla’s removal

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem’s news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed

A man shouts into a megaphone outside City Hall during protests over federal immigration enforcement raids on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Homeland Security secretary pledges to carry on with Trump’s immigration crackdown

A person displaying multiple flags walks past a burning car during protests over the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protests

Los Angeles Metro police on horseback disperse protesters on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

What to know about the protests over Trump’s immigration crackdown in LA and other cities

Charging bays are seen at the new Electrify America indoor electric vehicle charging station in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Senate will try to block California vehicle standards that would phase out gas-powered cars

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, to be awarded to Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers

Vancouver Whitecaps' J.C. Ngando (left) battles with Pumas UNAM's Piero Quispe during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Christopher Morris/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mexico City’s Pumas salvage a 1-1 Champions Cup draw against Vancouver Whitecaps

Ed Martin speaks at an event at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Top DC prosecutor, who promoted false 2020 voter fraud claims, forms ‘election accountability’ unit

Former Grand Coulee Dam worker, Stephanie Duclos, sits in front of the Grand Coulee Dam on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 in Coulee Dam, Wash., explaining how she was terminated from her job under the Trump administration’s federal workforce reduction plan. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)

Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk

A migrant woman from the Mexican state of Guerrero walks among tents at a migrant shelter Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump’s first law to sign

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Energy is sworn-in during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for his pending confirmation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Key takeaways from Trump’s energy secretary pick’s confirmation hearing

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants

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