Election
Hegseth memo lays out Pentagon plan to protect elections from foreign interference
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Monday laying out what he said is the Defense Department's plan to protect the 2026 midterm elections from "external manipulation and disruption from foreign actors."
Watch the Senate races in these three blue states
As the 2026 midterm elections draw nearer, mainstream media outlets and so-called political experts are under pressure to concoct Trump-hating hot takes and push overtly biased wish-casting.
GOP leads Democrats in future ad reservations in all but one marquee Senate race
Republicans are pouring money into the fall Senate map, locking in big TV ad reservations across nearly every competitive race, betting the financial edge will help them defend their majority.
In GOP Speaker Mike Johnson’s district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power
The GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill" is rolling out in different ways across U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's home district - from steakhouse servers getting a tax break on tips to a community center where people line up for a free hot lunch as SNAP benefits are being cut.
New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash over war in Iran, tariffs
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican congressman whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained until he disclosed that he was being treated for depression, clashed Sunday with Democratic opponent Rebecca Bennett in the battleground district over his support for President Donald Trump's tariffs and the Iran war.
Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging
The Trump administration is using taxpayer funds to air a television advertisement from Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign in the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are "public service announcements."
Spoiler alert: Libertarian candidate gives Ken Paxton headaches in Texas’ Senate race
Perennial third-party candidate Ted Brown might be the last person Attorney General Ken Paxton wants on the Texas ballot right now.
Kean returned to Congress after an unexplained absence. Now it’s time for his first and only debate
Tom Kean Jr., the Republican congressman from New Jersey whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained until he disclosed that he was being treated for depression, and Democrat Rebecca Bennett are readying for the first and only campaign debate Sunday night in their closely contested race.
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
For years, Planned Parenthood's endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine's longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion access.
‘Lower 48’ is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It’s a fixture in the state’s U.S. Senate contest
One of the most biting insults in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the "Lower 48," code for candidates taking marching orders from powerful forces in the contiguous United States rather than sticking up for Alaskans.
Sherrod Brown lost in 2024, but a quarter of Ohio hasn’t noticed
Democrat Sherrod Brown has been out of the Senate for nearly two years, but a large chunk of Ohio voters think he's still there.
Southern Democrats see hope for first time in years, seek to build on discontent of midterm voters
People crowded shoulder to shoulder upstairs in a south Alabama coffee shop, in a region sometimes called the reddest in the heavily conservative state.
Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time
The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections.
‘Lord help us’: Tuberville decries ‘furry’ culture on the Senate floor
The world's greatest deliberative body has hosted historic debates over everything from slavery to the Missouri Compromise, with legendary senators like Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun showing off their oratory chops. This week, Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced a new chapter in Senate discourse: furries.
Democrats in position to flip 5-15 House seats, retake majority, per Cook Political Report
Democrats are poised to flip five to 15 House seats in the Nov. 3 midterm elections and take control of the chamber from Republicans, according to a new analysis.
Supreme Court revives DHS’ database letting states check voters’ citizenship
The Supreme Court issued an order allowing the Department of Homeland Security to keep using a database that lets states scour their voter lists for ineligible noncitizens, saying the system appears to be lawful.
U.S. government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump’s midterm messaging
At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says "America will never be a communist country" and boasts about the "largest tax cuts in history."
More Americans say democracy is doing poorly but stick by it: ‘People have not fully lost faith’
Americans' qualms with democracy have risen in the past year, but commitment to the U.S. form of government continues to endure amid misgivings, according to a new poll.
‘Absolutely abhorrent’: Harris blasts Trump’s ban of liberal outlets from White House
Former Vice President Kamala Harris chided President Trump on Tuesday for banning three liberal outlets from the White House, calling the move "abhorrent" and accusing him of trying to muzzle journalists from fear of what they might tell the public about his administration.
Kamala Harris back on the campaign trail in Michigan to boost Abdul El-Sayed in U.S. Senate race
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday made her first major midterm foray, traveling to Michigan to boost Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's Senate bid -- a high-profile stop that doubled as a test of her standing as a potential 2028 contender.