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Students at an Illinois high school played a very loud senior prank on their principal: They hired a bagpiper to follow him around campus for an hour.

A Maryland Democrat new to the national political stage has won her state's Senate primary against a wealthy controversial congressman who spent millions of his own money on the race.

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who could be the first Black woman from Maryland ever elected to the U.S. Senate, topped Rep. David Trone in a race called by The Associated Press.

She will now face former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in what could end up being a race that's more competitive than expected considering Maryland's heavy Democratic...

Moderate U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., defeated his toughest primary challenge yet on Tuesday night with 70.2% of the vote, besting a right-wing populist who was supported by both the Nebraska state GOP and even Bacon’s own colleague in Congress.

The election was a test case to see how much the GOP’s wave of populism has affected even Republican voters in areas that could be swing districts in six months.

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Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland’s newly chosen Democratic nominee for Senate, is familiar with firsts.

With her election in 2018 as executive of Prince George’s County, a populous suburban area bordering Washington, Ms. Alsobrooks became the first Black woman to hold that role.

Now she has the chance to become the first Black senator to represent Maryland, which is more than 30 percent Black. If she wins this fall, she would also become the sole woman in Maryland’s congressional delegation, and the second woman ever to represent it in the Senate.

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Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s Senate seat on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a popular Republican former governor that could determine control of the chamber.

The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday night for Ms. Alsobrooks, 53, who defeated Representative David Trone, a wealthy congressman who spent more than $61 million of his own money on the race. Mr. Trone outspent Ms. Alsobrooks by a nearly 10-to-1 ratio.

She is trying to become the first Black woman to represent...

Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, a mainstream Republican, on Tuesday easily fended off a primary challenge from a right-wing businessman, advancing to what is expected to be a tight re-election contest in a competitive district won by President Biden in 2020.

Mr. Bacon, a fourth-term congressman who has maintained a reputation as an independent voice in a party increasingly dominated by the hard right, won with an overwhelming share of the vote, according to The Associated Press.

In recent years, a number of mainstream Republicans in...

A new set of surveys by The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer found that former President Donald J. Trump leads President Biden in five of six crucial battleground states: Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

The polls show an erosion of support for the president among young and nonwhite voters upset about the economy and Gaza. Here’s more on those findings and others:

You can find the full results of the polls, including the exact questions that were asked, here. You can see answers to common questions...

Authorities in Florida said they have a boat in custody in connection with a deadly hit and run that killed a teenager wakeboarding in the Miami area over the weekend.

Barbara Srivastava, the mother of former Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava, and Jackeline Voigt, mom of former Miss USA Noelia Voigt, spoke out to ABC News.

West Virginia state Treasurer Riley Moore has easily won a heated Republican primary in his home state and will likely be headed to Congress following the November general election.

Moore led the closest of his four opponents by a margin of more than 25 points when the Associated Press called the race.

Former Air Force Brig. Gen. Chris "Mookie" Walker, who had been considered Moore's most competitive challenger, trailed in a surprising third place. Both campaigns spent roughly the same amount of money on the race.

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