David Wright
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Rep. Colin Allred launches Senate campaign against Ted Cruz
Texas Democratic Rep. Colin Allred announced a run for US Senate on Wednesday morning, entering the race to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024. → Read More
Trump ally Jim Marchant announces bid for Nevada Senate seat
Nevada Republican Jim Marchant announced a campaign for US Senate on Tuesday, entering a critical race in the battle for control of the upper chamber in 2024. → Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek reelection
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Monday that he will not seek a fourth term in 2024, saying in a statement that "I'm ready to pass the torch." → Read More
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces run for Senate, setting up potential challenge to Manchin
Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia announced his Senate candidacy on Thursday, setting up a potential challenge to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, among the most vulnerable incumbents in 2024. → Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy announces GOP bid for president in 2024
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced on Tuesday that he's running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. → Read More
Oz loans his Pennsylvania Senate campaign another $1 million
Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Pennsylvania, loaned his campaign an additional $1 million on October 20, according to a filing with the FEC. → Read More
Oz loans his Pennsylvania Senate campaign another $1 million
Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Pennsylvania, loaned his campaign an additional $1 million on October 20, according to a filing with the FEC. → Read More
New Hampshire's GOP primary will complete the Senate battleground map
New Hampshire Republicans are set to choose their candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan on Tuesday in a primary that will lock in the final key matchup in November's battle for control of the Senate. → Read More
Democratic Senate contenders smash fundraising records as Donald Trump’s cash pace slows
New fundraising reports show Donald Trump's political operation continuing to pull in millions of dollars from his army of supporters -- but at a slower pace -- as Democratic Senate candidates in key battleground states rake in massive amounts of campaign money. → Read More
Cheney defends Trump criticism and January 6 committee work in Wyoming debate
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney cast the Republican Party as "threatened by fealty to an individual" -- former President Donald Trump -- and defended her work on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection during a debate with her four GOP primary challengers Thursday night. → Read More
Liz Cheney to Secret Service: ‘We welcome additional testimony under oath’
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said she is "absolutely confident" in blockbuster testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, and that the January 6 committee welcomes information from the Secret Service related to the incidents Hutchinson described. → Read More
'A magician, I'm not': Democratic Senate candidates run against a Democratic-controlled Washington
Running against Washington is nothing new. Running against Washington while your party controls the White House, Senate and House is something significantly more complicated. → Read More
Trump groups amass $124 million ahead of midterm elections
Donald Trump's network of political advocacy groups reported a cash stockpile of $124 million at the end of March, putting significant resources at the former President's disposal for the midterm elections and beyond. → Read More
Here's how much more cash Senate Democrats have than their Republican opponents
Democratic Senate candidates in five of the six most crucial 2022 races are heading into the final months of the campaign with dramatically more cash in the bank than their would-be Republican opponents, a silver lining in what could be a difficult midterm cycle for their party. → Read More
6 takeaways from first quarter Senate and House fundraising reports
Senate Democrats face strong political headwinds in this year's midterm elections, but they have maintained -- and in some cases, super-charged -- their fundraising in pivotal states, new campaign finance reports show. → Read More
Republicans hammer Democrats on inflation in midterms advertising
Republicans are leveraging voter frustration with high prices to hammer Democrats in midterms campaign ads. → Read More
Wealthy candidates pour millions into 2022 campaigns
Members of sports team families and business leaders are among those pouring their personal fortunes into campaigns for office in 2022, making an early impact on primary contests for key midterm races. → Read More
Republican Senate candidates echo lie that 2020 election was stolen in advertising
Three recent ads from Republican Senate candidates explicitly echo the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged or stolen, illustrating how lies from former President Donald Trump and his allies continue to drive GOP messaging ahead of the 2022 midterms. → Read More
Trump touts effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccine
Former President Donald Trump pushed back on a questioner's skepticism about the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in a new interview, saying that the "vaccine works" and "people aren't dying when they take the vaccine." → Read More
Manchin says he still sees himself as a Democrat even after thwarting Build Back Better plan
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that he still considers himself a Democrat even after he defied his party by torpedoing a key piece of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. → Read More