Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waded into a high-profile legal battle on Tuesday between a surrogate and a California couple over an unborn baby’s access to lifesaving healthcare, which has captivated anti-abortion activists. Paxton, who is running for Senate, filed a petition to intervene in the Texas court case between surrogate McKenna West, an Alaska […]

Rebecca Cooke is getting a second chance to unseat Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), after securing the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Cooke, a nonprofit executive and small-business owner, defeated Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge on Tuesday in a close primary race. The Associated Press called the race for Cooke at […]

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota‘s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in a closely watched primary and delivering another victory for the Democratic Party’s ascendant progressive wing. The Associated Press called the race for Flanagan at 11:27 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. With 80% of the expected […]

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell fell in Tuesday’s Minnesota GOP gubernatorial primary to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, a sign that President Donald Trump‘s endorsement wasn’t enough to get the 2020 election denier over the finish line. Tuesday’s results set up what is expected to be a fierce general election between Demuth and Sen. Amy Klobuchar […]