Hillary Scholten won the House Democratic primary in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District – one of the most critical races on the map when it comes to deciding control of Congress. Scholten defeated Salim Al-Shatel with 87% of the vote according to a call by the Associated Press. Scholten, who is finishing her freshman term in Congress, entered the race as the incumbent and sought to highlight a record...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said Tuesday that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would have been a “stronger choice” for Vice President Harris’ vice presidential pick, said he thinks she was “reluctant” to pick the 51-year-old as her running mate because of his “Jewish heritage.” “I think that clearly was a major factor, is that she was reluctant to put a vice presidential nominee on the ticket with Jewish...