Oct 09 Watch 9:35 How Trump and trade factor into Heitkamp’s reelection battle By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford North Dakota is small in terms of population, but its Senate race this fall is attracting major attention. Incumbent Heidi Heitkamp, the only high-level Democratic official left in the state, faces a close contest with Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, an… Continue watching
Oct 09 Pot legalization advocates seek foothold in Midwest states By David Eggert, Associated Press Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states. Continue reading
Oct 05 Indictment of GOP incumbent puts California House race into play By Julie Watson, Associated Press Duncan Hunter, R-California, has been indicted for alleged misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. Continue reading
Oct 05 Arizona Senate candidates in a balancing act amid Kavanaugh confirmation battle By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Rep. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, who are in a heated race for the U.S. Senate, have chosen their words carefully when discussing the controversial confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:22 Russian government accused of hacking agencies investigating its alleged crimes American and Dutch officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of a widespread series of computer attacks. In the Netherlands, four Russian agents tried to hack into computers at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Meanwhile, the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 04 Teachers running for office seek to shake up midterm elections By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Hundreds of current and former educators, most of them Democrats, are on general election ballots from school board to governor. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:58 Putin urges American political elites to ‘calm down’ on Russian election meddling By Ryan Chilcote Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a pointed verbal attack on the U.S. while speaking with special correspondent Ryan Chilcote in Moscow Wednesday. He called concerns about Russian meddling in the upcoming 2018 elections “insanity” and he criticized some Trump administration… Continue watching
Oct 03 WATCH: Putin says election meddling ‘nonsense’ risks poisoning U.S.-Russia relations By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “all this nonsense” -- that Moscow interfered in the 2016 U.S. election in order to make Donald Trump president -- must stop. Continue reading
Oct 01 Obama endorses more than 200 Democrats ahead of midterms By Juana Summers, Associated Press Among the most prominent candidates to win Obama's support are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congressional candidate who won an upset primary victory this summer in New York; Andrew Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor who is running for governor in Florida; and… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:36 Should Democrats or Republicans be optimistic for midterm elections? By PBS News Hour Democrats are forecast to make gains in the House when voters go to the polls Nov. 6, while Republicans may fare better in Senate races, where they hold the advantage. But with more than 200 women running for the House… Continue watching