Ed Gallrein, endorsed by President Trump, defeated U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's House GOP primary on May 19, ending Massie's reelection bid.
Georgia's Republican primary for governor is going to a runoff between two Trump-backed candidates as both parties shape their fall strategies in the swing state.
Georgia Republicans expect their Senate primary to extend past Tuesday with no front-runner separating from the pack and Trump still uninvolved.
Rep. Thomas Massie faces Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein in a Kentucky primary where spending has topped $32 million, the costliest House primary on record.
Human rights groups and U.N. experts say Israeli authorities have sharply increased demolition orders targeting Palestinians in East Jerusalem since the war with Iran began.
New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada challenge a federal rule limiting student loans for graduate nursing and healthcare programs.
Critics warn the Trump administration is rolling back policies designed to stigmatize the commercial spyware industry, NPR reported May 19, 2026.
NPR's new Swing Shift series follows two Black men from Georgia who voted for Trump in 2024 but disagree on how the country is doing now.
The Supreme Court declined for now to hear a case that could further restrict enforcement of the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority voters.
At least 67 million voter registrations, mostly from Republican-led states, have been processed through a DHS verification program.