Politics

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. 

The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting ahead of midterm elections. Votebeat senior reporter Dion Nissenbaum joins LiveNOW's Anna Marsick to discuss this preliminary ruling and what it means moving forward ahead of the midterm elections.

The Pentagon fired three top Stars and Stripes editorial staff this month -- the editor-in chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer and correspondent Lara Korte for alleged insubordination opposing military censorship. The firings follow a media interview with CBS defending the publication's editorial independence against the Department of Defense's ongoing pressure to restrict content. USA Today reporter BrieAnna Frank joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to break down the firings and subsequent backlash from free press advocacy groups. 

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. 

Rising backlash against AI data centers is upending the 2026 midterms, forcing candidates from both sides of the aisle to distance themselves from the tech infrastructure they once courted. Axios reporter Alex Isenstadt joins LiveNOW's Mike Pache to discuss his exclusive reporting on the impact the controversy over data centers is having on political races in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and more. 

Former U.S Trade Representative counsel Stephen Vaughn joins LiveNOW's Anna Marsick to discuss the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada. 

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. 

Democrat Aisha Wahab won a highly-contested special election to represent California's 14th Congressional District. She defeated Melissa Hernandez, the president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board, to serve the remaining months in former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term. Wahab is now the first Afghan American to serve in the U.S. Congress. Swalwell resigned from Congress and suspended his campaign for California governor after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. 

During a White House Rose Garden event on Thursday, First Lady Melania Trump announced a new initiative for young adults transitioning out of foster care in the United States. As part of its "Fostering the Future" initiative, the White House is partnering with IndyCar, Fox Corporation, Indiana University and Purdue University to provide scholarships, and expand academic and career opportunities for those in foster care. This announcement comes as the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix race is set to take place in Washington, D.C. this weekend.