Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., fought off a primary challenge Tuesday against a challenger he sought to tie to ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom Crane voted to remove last year. Crane had faced a challenge for the seat in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District from Jack Smith, a former member of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors. Crane was one of eight Republicans who voted to remove Speaker McCarthy last...

Vice President Kamala Harris is the only presidential candidate who has qualified to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Democratic National Committee said Tuesday. No other major Democrat had made any indication they planned to seek the party’s nomination, but the DNC’s announcement officially clears the path for the vice president to run unopposed for the nomination, according to The Associated Press. This comes after President Biden...