The Kentucky U.S. Senate race has become more competitive on the Democratic side after two new candidates announced their campaigns last week.

Nonetheless, the memo was published, provoking reactions from groups like the nonpartisan League of Women Voters, which has registered new citizens at naturalization centers for decades. The League also filed suit against Trump’s executive order earlier this year.

At Fancy Farm this summer, Kentucky Republicans were treated to a Senate primary that looked less like a policy debate and more like a contest over style. Daniel Cameron, Andy Barr and Nate Morris all arrived ready to prove their loyalty to Donald Trump.

Missouri Democrats gathered in St. Louis on Saturday for their annual Truman Dinner, the biggest event of the year for a party that remains on the outs in state politics. The 2026 midterms will also include critical votes on a proposed abortion ban and a measure making it harder to change the constitution.