Voters punish centrists, Trump-aligned candidates surge: five key takeaways from US primary elections

From Texas to North Carolina, incumbents fall as Democrats gain in Arkansas, signaling 2026 turbulenceThere was more at stake in Tuesday’s primary elections than just the high-profile nominations for US Senate seats in North Carolina and Texas. Further down the ballot were contests that offered hints of how the electorate was reacting to the Trump administration’s rapid and radical changes in Washington, and to whether Democrats were rebuilding popular support after suffering pivotal losses in 2024.Here are some of the lesser-known outcomes of Tuesday’s vote in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, which also held primary and special elections: Continue reading...