Politics Oct 02 Who's spending big, and where, in most expensive election cycle ever Spending for this year's midterms is accelerating as we get closer to Election Day. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins makes sense of the billions spent to influence who controls Congress next year.
Politics Oct 01 Karl Rove and David Axelrod give their midterm predictions Karl Rove is known for his hardball politics promoting the GOP. But in the past two weeks, he announced that this year he is voting for a Democrat. Lisa Desjardins sat down with Rove and another architect of modern politics,…
Politics Sep 23 New poll reveals how Trump's low approval might affect midterms With voting for the midterm elections already underway, President Trump is asking voters to pretend he's on the ballot. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that people are, but that could be bad news for the president. We found Democratic…
Nation Sep 22 Harris joins El-Sayed on campaign trail as Democrats focus on Michigan Senate race With 42 days until Election Day, the race to control Congress is now in high gear. In Michigan, one of Democrats’ biggest names made their first major campaign stop of the cycle. Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined Senate candidate…
Nation Sep 17 Congress passes new sanctions on Russia and countries using Russian energy A bill to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia, and on countries using Russian energy, is now on its way to President Trump after the House overwhelmingly passed it Wednesday night. Congress also took action this week on data centers,…
Politics Sep 16 North Carolina Senate race emerges as Dems' best chance to flip GOP seat The 2026 primary season is officially over after voters in Delaware cast their ballots on Tuesday. With just seven weeks left until Election Day, Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the Democratic Party's chance to take control of the Senate…
Politics Sep 16 Where things stand in the battle for control of the Senate There are more than a dozen competitive Senate races this year, according to the Cook Political Report. These 12 seats will likely determine the future of the Senate, and Republicans are on defense in the majority of them. Lisa Desjardins…
Politics Sep 09 Missouri's election maps in chaos after conflicting rulings With less than two months until Election Day, the fights over congressional maps are still raging. Republicans are not seeing as much gain as they may have liked from redistricting. In the last day, dueling and conflicting legal rulings have…
Politics Sep 08 Trump's trade war with Canada looms over key congressional races President Trump’s tariff policies are shaping key races for control of Congress this fall. Geoff Bennett discussed the impact on the midterms with congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins.
Politics Sep 02 8 questions GOP lawmakers face as the House returns Republicans face a torrent of questions about the words and actions President Donald Trump has unleashed while they’ve been gone.