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Voters cast their ballots at South Oldham Middle School on May 19 in Crestwood, Ky.

Here's how Tuesday's primary elections played out, state-by-state

Six states held primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.

A "VOTE" sign stands near a polling center in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. Texas held its primary elections, including two hotly contested races for the Democratic and Republican Senate nominations.

5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Texas and North Carolina.

"The freedom and democracy that my generation fought for can also be yours if you fight, too," Donald Tusk, candidate for Poland's Civic Coalition, tells university students at a campaign event ahead of the Oct. 15 election. "Without your vigilance, democracy will not survive. And this is not just about Poland."

Poland's democracy is at risk in next month's elections, say opposition leaders

The ruling Law and Justice Party has enacted measures the European Union says violate basic democratic principles. Party leaders counter that their electoral success validates their policies.

A woman with "No Wall, No Ban" painted on her face was among the people marching in support of immigrants and refugees in Seattle on Jan. 29.

DOJ Files Brief In Appeals Court, Defending Trump's Immigration Executive Order

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments by phone on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in the controversial travel ban's latest test. A district court judge halted the executive order on Friday.

Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province last week. The Trump administration announced plans to levy tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods as trade tensions escalate.

Trump Administration Readies Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Imports

The administration's list includes more than 6,000 items, including seafood, propane and toilet paper.

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy performs a spacewalk in May to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station. On Saturday, two astronauts will perform the first in a series of similar spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line on the ISS.

Astronauts Ready For Marathon Spacewalks

NASA astronauts will be heading out to conduct critical repairs on the International Space Station early Saturday morning. The 6 1/2-hour spacewalk, the first in a series, will replace a faulty piece of cooling equipment.

Why Companies And CEOs Rarely Admit To Wrongdoing

JPMorgan Chase revealed last year that some traders in London concealed losing $6 billion. The company has agreed to pay $900 million in fines, but federal regulators also forced the bank to admit to wrongdoing. One analyst says admitting mistakes tarnishes your reputation.

President Biden tours a Manville, N.J., neighborhood Tuesday that was affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Biden Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Disaster Relief And Afghan Evacuees

The White House wants $24 billion in new aid to help recovery from recent wildfires and hurricanes. President Biden also asks for $6.4 billion to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the U.S.

Australia's Ashleigh Barty poses with the winner's trophy on Saturday after winning the Wimbledon women's singles final against the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova.

Barty Is First Australian To Win The Wimbledon Women's Singles Title Since 1980

The 25-year-old Ashleigh Barty beat 29-year-old Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in three sets, bringing home the first women's Wimbledon trophy in more than four decades.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic looks upset after he was defeated by Germany's Alexander Zverev during a semifinal match of the tennis competition on Friday at the Summer Olympics.

Novak Djokovic's 'Golden Slam' Dreams Are Crushed With Olympic Semifinal Elimination

The Serbian star was beaten in the men's tennis semifinal by Germany's Alexander Zverev. It means Djokovic can't make history by winning all four major tournaments and Olympic gold in a single year.

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