Democratic Rep. John Larson — who has represented central Connecticut since the late 1990s — lost his party’s primary Tuesday to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, CBS News has projected, after a campaign dominated by debates about generational change. With just over half of the vote counted at around 10:15 p.m. ET, Bronin led Larson…
Tennessee voters are heading to the polls Thursday to choose their gubernatorial nominees, as well as candidates in newly redrawn congressional districts. Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is running for governor, with two primary challengers: U.S. Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts. Five Democrats are vying for a place on the November ballot to…
Washington — With three months to go until the critical midterm elections, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking her first major step onto the national political stage to help Democratic candidates with military service win in competitive frontline races. The centrist Democrat, who won in a top battleground race last year, will use her…
London — Residents of a tiny English village furious over plans to house hundreds of people seeking asylum in a nearby disused military barracks are preparing to hold a symbolic referendum calling for their community to declare independence from the U.K. and join the U.S. The referendum, which would carry no weight under British law, is…
Southfield, Michigan – Michigan Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens clashed on issues of spending by outside groups, the tone of the race and electability in the last televised debate before a pivotal primary election next Tuesday. The Democratic primary contest to fill the open seat of outgoing Democratic Sen. Gary Peters…
The suspect in the Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade attack, who officials said was known to have ties to ISIS, was about to be disqualified from a deradicalization program after staff saw red flags, one of the program’s leaders told CBS News on Monday. Officials said Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German-born citizen with Lebanese roots, plowed a…
The car ramming attack on a Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade on Saturday is believed to have been motivated by Islamist extremist ideology, authorities said on Sunday, as a search for the suspect continues. The attack at one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ events left one dead and at least 29 injured. German police have identified the suspect as…
Kalshi, one of the leading prediction markets, is starting a midterm election hub that offers real-time forecasts driven by wagers predicting race outcomes. The hub displays election outcome forecasts, polling, fundraising statistics and historical election data, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Kalshi bills the hub as a “one-stop-shop for state and federal election…
