Jeff Zeleny

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed won the crucial Michigan Democratic Senate primary, narrowly defeating more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny explains how El-Sayed’s win sets up a high-stakes November election for the open Senate seat.

The next battles over the Democratic Party's ideological direction come Tuesday in a slate of primaries that includes showdowns in two upper Midwestern political battlegrounds.

(CNN) — The next battles over the Democratic Party’s ideological direction come Tuesday in a slate of primaries that includes showdowns in two upper Midwestern political battlegrounds.

The next battles over the Democratic Party’s direction come Tuesday in primaries that include two Midwestern battlegrounds.

Live Updates Voters are also going to the polls to decide key races in primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont.

State Assemblymember Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, is locked in a tight contest for the Democratic nomination for governor against David Crowley, the establishment-backed Milwaukee County executive. Follow our live updates.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor, narrowly defeating democratic socialist state Assemblymember Francesca Hong. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny breaks down the race and what it means for the progressive movement heading into November. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

(CNN) — One month after he suspended his campaign, David Crowley's victory in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday marked an astonishing turn around

(CNN) — One month after he suspended his campaign, David Crowley's victory in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday marked an astonishing turn around

South Dakota independent Senate candidate Brian Bengs hopes to unseat GOP Sen. Mike Rounds this fall, after the Democratic candidate in the race dropped out and eased Bengs’ path. Bengs, who is part of a trend of independent candidates running for Senate this year, told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, an “independent is the answer to fixing what ails America.”