Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Baisley defended President Trump's war in Iran during a televised debate Wednesday, arguing that high gas prices are a necessary cost of confronting terrorism. Why it matters: The war has become a dividing line in Colorado's Senate race as rising fuel costs squeeze families and businesses — and Congress faces questions about whether to rein in Trump's military campaign.

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said President Donald Trump's name over 40 times during her debate with Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, showing that she is not confident in running on her own record.

President Donald Trump claimed that GOP U.S. Senate candidate former Rep. Mike Rogers "completely obliterated" Abdul El-Sayed in a debate.

Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, is taking on Colorado Springs-area District Attorney Michael Allen, a Republican, in the race to succeed term-limited Attorney General Phil Weiser.

President Trump taunted Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in a late-night rant on Wednesday, calling him "MISSING IN ACTION" and demanding he show up publicly to debate Ken Paxton in a high-stakes Texas Senate race.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has repeatedly rebuffed calls to debate his Democratic opponent James Talarico, who has not been seen on the trail for days after becoming sick.

President Donald Trump called for a debate in Texas, where Democrat James Talarico has also been asking Republican Ken Paxton for a side-by-side.

After watching the California gubernatorial debate, a veteran reporter said that "if the California governor's race were a contest of ideas, Steve Hilton would win. But it's not." Hilton and Democratic standard-bearer Xavier Becerra faced off Wednesday night in what will likely be their only debate,

U_S_ President Donald Trump said "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in "our new and beautiful Greenland."

Iowa governor candidates Rob Sand and Zach Lahn met for a second debate where they talked about the budget, H-1B worker visas and their running mates.