I don’t know if he needs Trump as much as back in the beginning, when he wasn’t that well known,” one professor said.

President Donald Trump is backing Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Don Huffines, who is running for Texas Comptroller, in the March 3 GOP primary.

President Trump is backing numerous candidates running for re-election but has stayed quiet on a few key races.

On Monday, Zinke and Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy endorsed conservative talk radio host Aaron Flint, who announced his candidacy in a social media post. Zinke said Flint, a combat veteran, “is the next generation of leadership Montana needs.”

President Trump appears to be ramping up his involvement in Republican primaries ahead of the midterm elections, playing the role of kingmaker in a bid to ensure the party has the strongest candidates possible ahead of November. On Sunday, Trump backed ...

It’s been two days since President Donald Trump said he would not only endorse a candidate in the May 26 primary runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but that he would also try to get the other candidate to bow out.

Senate GOP leaders have rallied around Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn in his hotly contested primary, suggesting he has the best chance of holding the seat and urging President Donald Trump to endorse him. While it hasn't worked — Trump remains ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday rescinded his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and threw his support behind the Colorado Republican’s primary challenger, Hope Scheppelman, citing the first-term incumbent’s “lack of support” for the administration’s tariff policy.