Senate:
MD-Sen: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) has announced his endorsement of Prince George’s CE Angela Alsobrooks (D) over fellow Rep. David Trone (D).
MI-Sen: Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) has a small lead on ex-Rep. Mike Rogers (R) in a possible matchup in a Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll. Slotkin leads Rogers 41-39. She has larger leads on other potential candidates, leading businessman Sandy Pensler (R) 42-37, ex-Rep. Peter Meijer (R) 42-34, and ex-Rep. Justin Amash (R) 43-35.
WI-Sen: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) has a narrow lead on businessman and likely Republican nominee Eric Hovde (R) in a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll. Baldwin leads Hovde 45-42 in the poll.
RIP: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (D) of Connecticut has died at the age of 82. Lieberman was elected to two terms as Attorney General before defeating Sen. Lowell Weicker (R) in 1988 in an election which many Republicans openly supported him over the liberal Weicker. He served 4 terms in the Senate, including running successfully as an independent in 2006 after losing the Democratic nomination to now-Gov. Ned Lamont (D). Lieberman was the VP running mate to Al Gore in 2000 and also made an unsuccessful run for president in 2004. He crossed parties to support his friend and fellow Sen. John McCain (R) for president in 2008. He had been co-chairing the No Labels group and had recently announced the selection process for the group’s presidential nomination.
House:
ME-2: Donald Trump has endorsed state Rep. and former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault (R) over fellow state Rep. Mike Soboleski (R). The winner of the Republican primary will face Rep. Jared Golden (D).
NH-2: Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D) announced her retirement yesterday. See our post from yesterday on who might run to succeed her.
ND-AL: Ex-state Sen. Tom Campbell (R) is dropping out of the race for Congress. Campbell originally planned to run for governor, then dropped down to the congressional race. Campbell’s exit leaves PSC member Julie Fedorchak (R), ex-state Rep. Rick Becker (R), and former State Dept. official Alex Balazs (R) in the Republican primary. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R) is running for governor.
Governor:
CA-Gov. 2026: A race that is two years away has already drawn its 4th candidate. Former State Controller Betty Yee (D) has launched her campaign. She joins LG Eleni Kounalakis (D), state Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond (D) and state Sen. Toni Atkins (D) in the race. AG Rob Bonta (D) is also considering the race and failed Senate candidate Rep. Katie Porter (D) is mentioned as a possible candidate. No Republicans have yet indicated interest in the race. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will be term-limited.
State & local:
Omaha-Mayor: Mayor Jean Stothert (R) has announced she plans to run for an unprecedented 4th term next year. One Democrat has a campaign announcement scheduled and two others are thought to be planning to run. Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing (D) is beginning his campaign next week. Ewing came within 2 points of beating then-Rep. Lee Terry (R) as the Democratic nominee for NE-2 in 2012. State Sen. Mike McDonnell (D) and City Council President Pete Festersen (D) are also said to be planning campaigns. McDonnell was recently censured by the state Democratic Party for his support last year of a bill that enacted stronger abortion restrictions and limited gender-affirmation medical treatments.