Vance Boelter pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murders of former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, one of Minnesota’s most consequential legislative leaders, and her husband, Mark, as well as the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand (D) and Republican Zach Lahn will face each other in Iowa's gubernatorial general election in November.
Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek (D) and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) won their respective primary races, and will face each other in November for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan suddenly ended his independent campaign for governor in Michigan on Thursday.
Former Minnesota Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain child pornography after his March 2025 arrest in a sting operation
The Republican and Democratic frontrunners in the race to be Ohio’s next governor raised similar amounts from donors before Ramaswamy tapped his personal fortune.
After Viktor Orbán's landslide loss days after a JD Vance visit, Minnesota Rep. Andy Smith is publicly urging the vice president to bring his "magnetic personality" to campaign for state Republicans in 2026.
