Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced Tuesday she will oppose President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced Tuesday that she will oppose President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general. Blanche needs at least 50 votes on the Senate floor to be confirmed after clearing the Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche needs at least 50 votes on the Senate floor to be confirmed after clearing the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In Minnesota, Republicans are trying to oust Trump's endorsed candidate for governor, Kendall Qualls, a hardliner running in a blue state that has vexed Trump, because Trump's interference created the crisis they now face Poor, poor Minnesota Republicans. All they want to do is install a hardliner MAGA chud like their endorsed candidate for governor, Kendall Qualls, atop a blue state that has vexed President Donald Trump mightily. But Trump himself created the problem they now face, and that problem is named Mike….
Primary elections are underway in five states — Michigan, Missouri, Washington, Kansas, and Virginia — with Michigan's Democratic Senate contest pitting Representative Haley Stevens against Abdul El-Sayed at the center It's primary day for five states, including Michigan, where Democrats are casting their ballots in a Senate race pitting Rep. Haley Stevens against Abdul El-Sayed. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Anthony Salvanto report. Voters in Michigan, Missouri, Washington, Kansas and Virginia head to polls to select candidates who will appear on November ballots Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party's future Washington state Democrat who flipped pro-Trump district faces tough primary Good…. The race is a test of whether the party's progressive energy can translate to a general election in a closely divided state Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors editor at The Cook Political Report, says Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is a test of whether the party's progressive energy can translate to a general election in a closely divided state. Taylor says if Abdul El-Sayed wins, Democrats may have to spend….
Maryland's Democratic-controlled legislature voted Tuesday to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would pave the way to eliminate the state's lone Republican-held congressional district before 2028 Maryland's Democratic-controlled Legislature voted Tuesday to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would pave the way for them to eliminate the state's lone Republican-held congressional district before the 2028 election. In Ohio, Representative Max Miller refuses to end his re-election campaign despite abuse allegations from his former wife, the daughter of GOP Senator Bernie Moreno, and a House Ethics Committee investigation launched Tuesday Ohio Republican Max Miller, who is fighting for his political life, told CNN: "I'm never going to back down." The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the Ohio Republican on Tuesday over abuse allegations made by his former wife, the daughter of GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno. The post Rep. Max Miller rejects calls to end re-election campaign despite Trump's doubts appeared first on MS NOW ..