2026 Elections

The political spotlight is on Dallas on Wednesday for Day 1 of the inaugural GOP midterm convention. President Donald Trump took to the stage to rally Republicans who gathered in Dallas ahead of what experts are seeing as a historic and critical Midterm election. Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton also spoke during the day’s events. LiveNOW has all of the latest from the first day of the convention and will continue with additional coverage as the second day begins on Thursday. 

We were watching this Wednesday as Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton took the stage in Dallas for the RNC midterm convention. Paxton shook hands with members of the National Border Council before his speech. "The press, the courts and the establishment all tried to take President Trump down, but he's won every single time," Paxton said. LiveNOW has all of the latest from the first day of the convention and will continue with additional coverage as the second day begins on Thursday. 

President Donald Trump scored a victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday night after his chosen candidate won the GOP primary in one of the state's two battleground House districts. LiveNOW is also learning that former Sen. John E. Sununu won the GOP Senate nomination in New Hampshire and will take on four-term Rep. Chris Pappas come November. LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with Dante Scala from the University of New Hampshire, to learn more about how critical this race is for the upcoming Midterm elections. 

We are now learning this Tuesday that Sen. Ed Markey has secured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts' Senate primary. Markey, 80, fought off a challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, in what has become his bid for a third term in office. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Tom Lobianco, the Editor and Co-Founder of 24sight News, as we learn more about what primary voters are feeling ahead of the critical midterm elections. 

We are learning more this Monday just before Massachusetts voters head to the polls tomorrow for the 2026 state primary election. Voters in the state will be picking party nominees for a range of federal, state, and local offices ahead of the critical November 3 midterm election. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with POLITICO’s Lisa Kashinsky to learn more about incumbent Democratic Sen. Edward Markey who faces off against Congressman Seth Moulton. 

We are learning the latest tonight as Republicans prepare for an unusual midterm convention in Texas in a few weeks time. President Donald Trump will reportedly be appearing at both nights of the event in Dallas on Sept. 9-10. LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with political analyst Brian Sobel as Trump and Vice President JD Vance are set to appear at the convention that comes just ahead of critical midterm elections. 

We are now learning this Tuesday that Sen. Darline Graham is projected to win the South Carolina Republican primary runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. This comes after Lindsey Graham, 71, died earlier this year after serving in the Senate for decades representing South Carolina. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with Terell Wright from The Wall Street Journal as reactions began to come in after The Associated Press called the race after Darline Graham’s victory. 

We are learning more this Monday after the Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with Jimmy Hoover from the National Law Journal as we continue to move closer and closer to November’s elections. 

LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with POLITICO’s James Bikales as Democrats in Washington prepare themselves to take on President Donald Trump over his ever-expanding critical mineral spending spree. In recent reporting from Bikales, it’s said that the industry is taking note of the possibility that some of Trump’s deals will face intense scrutiny from Democrats if they are victorious in this November's midterms. 

According to the latest reports, federal agents have seized electronic devices belonging to former East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell. According to our partners at FOX 2 San Francisco, agents executed the seizures on Saturday. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is learning more about Swalwell’s future with Jana Katsuyama from FOX 2 San Francisco as well as Michael Tabman, a former FBI agent. 

We are now learning that The Associated Press (AP) has called the Senate Republican primary in Minnesota for Michele Tafoya. With 51.9% of the vote, Tafoya beat out Adam Schwarze, Royce Lewis and two other candidates. LiveNOW is getting the latest results from across the country as race outcomes continue to come in. 

We are now learning this Tuesday that Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina has advanced to a runoff election for the Republican nomination for the seat. She recently replaced her late brother, Lindsey Graham and is now fighting to keep the seat in Republican control. Currently there is a close race for who she will face in an August 25th runoff election that will determine who makes it to November.