With her victory over Rep. Diana DeGette, 29-year-old Melat Kiros is the second democratic socialist to beat an incumbent progressive Democratic House member this month.
Rep. Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, is facing her most serious primary challenge yet from lawyer and PhD student Melat Kiros on Tuesday.
Wins by Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier are a show of strength for the left wing of the party and a sign of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s influence in New York City.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed democratic socialist candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier and Assembly Member Claire Valdez.
Candidates are casting their messaging around Epstein’s associates and the unaccountable elite, betting that voter distrust of powerful institutions can help them shape the midterm debate.
Republicans control the U.S. Senate with a 53-47 majority. For Democrats to win back the chamber, they’d need to hold competitive seats while flipping four GOP-held ones.
Graham Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer, has drawn national attention — and controversy — in his bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.
Evette, the lieutenant governor, advanced to a runoff against Attorney General Alan Wilson in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
In his first general election ad, Republican Ken Paxton accused his opponent, Democratic state Sen. James Talarico, of not having enough testosterone.
The former mayor of Atlanta could be the nation's first Black woman governor.