Kellen Browning

For G.O.P. candidates in the most competitive races, deciding whether to appear with President Trump can be tricky. Some are going, while others are staying away.

A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.

The trading platform Kalshi issued a three-year suspension to the candidate, Laurie Buckhout, and fined her nearly $2,600. Ms. Buckhout said she had made a “dumb mistake.”

Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager.

The state assemblywoman, a democratic socialist, is a chef and former small business owner. Her campaign focused on economic issues.

Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers.

Progressives are being outspent and are receiving little support from the Democratic Party. Their tactics show a different way to succeed.

A Democratic Governor Is Set to Pick a Former Republican Running Mate

Some Republicans fear the party is poised to repeat past mistakes by nominating candidates in Tuesday’s primaries who are viewed as too extreme to sway moderate voters.

Republicans seem to view Francesca Hong as their weakest opponent in a general election. They are spending $2.2 million in an apparent attempt to aid her primary campaign.