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House Democrats say Trump-linked fundraisers misled donors and may have funneled money meant for America250 to Freedom 250, the Trump-backed group running the nation’s 250th birthday events.

Investigators in Alaska are looking into whether the campaign of Dan J. Sullivan, who shares a name with Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, was set up to mislead voters in the state’s Senate race.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s competitive Democratic Senate primary, backing him as the strongest candidate to keep the seat in November.

As America marks its 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump and rival groups are turning the celebration into a test of patriotism in a deeply divided country.

Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist, defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st District Democratic primary, marking another win for the party’s progressive left.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won the Democratic primary for governor, setting him up as the front-runner to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis.

Sen. John Hickenlooper won Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary, beating progressive challenger Julie Gonzales and moving closer to reelection.

President Donald Trump said Republicans will hold their first-ever midterm convention in Dallas in September as the party looks to rally support before a tough election year.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Sen. Ruben Gallego over possible misuse of campaign funds, while he denies any wrongdoing.

The Supreme Court struck down a long-standing federal limit on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

The Supreme Court struck down long-standing limits on how much national party committees can spend with candidates, in a major campaign finance ruling written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

The Colorado Supreme Court blocked three Democratic-backed ballot measures that would have let the state redraw its congressional map before the 2028 election.

Attendees at President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair said the event felt mostly patriotic and not overtly political, despite concerns that it might be a partisan showcase.

Rep. Julia Letlow won Louisiana’s Republican Senate runoff, giving President Donald Trump another backed candidate a boost in the race.

Donald Trump’s endorsement is being tested again in Louisiana’s GOP Senate runoff, where Julia Letlow is favored but John Fleming says low turnout could still create an upset.

Micah Lasher won the Manhattan congressional race after AI-linked groups spent heavily on both sides, and he said he would not take cues from either company on AI policy.

Larry Ellison quietly gave millions to a pro-Trump group, and Oracle later won major roles in Trump-backed AI and tech deals.

Zohran Mamdani’s recent election wins in New York show his growing power in the Democratic Party and raise new concerns for business leaders about taxes, regulation, and the party’s direction.

Alex Bores lost New York’s 12th District Democratic primary after a costly AI-backed proxy fight between Anthropic- and OpenAI-linked donors ended without a clear win for either side.

Zohran Mamdani’s endorsements helped progressive candidates win key New York City Democratic primaries, including upset victories over two incumbents.