Former US Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett was projected to win the Democratic primary for a key suburban New Jersey House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ, setting up a November showdown against a Republican congressman whose prolonged absence from public view has reshaped one of the most competitive midterm races.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a House map that is more favorable to Republicans, despite a lower court finding that the plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
NBC News’ Steve Kornacki analyzes the results for projected winners in the Iowa and New Jersey primaries as Democrats aim to flip the Senate.
The state representative hopes to become the first Democrat to win a Senate race in Iowa since 2008.
Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr has not been seen for months but won his party's nomination for re-election.
New York Democrats on Monday introduced a redistricting measure that could add four House seats to the party’s congressional delegation in 2028 after a failed bid to redraw voting districts earlier this year. Their proposal focuses on using a single constitutional amendment to drop blocks to mid-decade redistricting and allow for a simple majority vote…
State Rep. Josh Turek won Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, overcoming state Sen. Zach Wahls in a closely watched contest that became an early test of whether anti-establishment Democratic messaging and attacks on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) could gain traction with primary voters in a state President Donald Trump has carried three times. The […]
Veteran journalist Scott Pelley, one of the faces of the iconic news program "60 Minutes," was fired from the program Tuesday, according to a publicized letter from CBS.Pelley is a decades-long CBS News veteran and former anchor of the CBS Evening News. His firing comes amid a broader upheaval at "60 Minutes" after CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, appointed by David Ellison, the tech scion who took control of CBS parent company Paramount in a multibillion-dollar merger, dismissed top producers and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega in what colleagues called "Black Thursday.""Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear," Nick Bilton, the executive producer of "60 Minutes," wrote in a termination letter to Pelley. Journalist Dylan Byers shared the letter on X."I have heard you, and I therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. ("CBS") to inform you that your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately," Bilton wrote.Pelley reportedly erupted at Weiss during a heated meeting and told her she was "murdering 60 Minutes" after she fired Alfonsi and others. He also reportedly raked Bilton over the coals."You hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me," Bilton wrote, saying Pelley "chose to ambush" him.
Ms. Haaland, a former Interior secretary, took a big step toward making history as the first Native American woman to be a governor when she won the primary in her Democratic state.