2018 midterm elections

Amy Walter and Shawna Thomas on 2018’s final primaries, Obama on the campaign trail

Amy Walter from The Cook Political Report and Shawna Thomas of Vice News join Lisa Desjardins discuss the last week of primary voting before the midterm elections, President Obama making his presence felt on the campaign trail, plus the tightening…

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Ron DeSantis, Florida GOP nominee for governor, resigns from Congress

By Associated Press

DeSantis sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday announcing his immediate resignation.

High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day.

Obama: ‘You cannot sit back and wait for a savior’

Former President Obama aimed sharp criticism at President Trump in a speech at the University of Illinois, where he also called on Democrats to vote in the midterm elections and warned that the biggest threat to democracy is indifference.

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WATCH: Biggest threat to democracy isn’t Trump but ‘indifference,’ Obama says

By Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama has urged an audience of college students to not just vote in the midterm elections, but to lead the fight against President Donald Trump and his allies.

WATCH: Trump blasts Democrats’ treatment of Kavanaugh

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Campaigning in Billings, Montana, Trump sought to elevate Kavanaugh's confirmation as a political litmus test for voters as he embraced a Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, a top Republican target in the fall elections.

Michelle Obama to headline voter registration rallies in Las Vegas and Miami

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Mrs. Obama has long been one of the most popular draws among Democrats, but so far has committed to just helping When We All Vote boost voter registration and participation.

Ballots in tight Massachusetts House race are ordered sealed

By Associated Press

The Massachusetts secretary of state has ordered all ballots in a congressional primary race sealed and locked away so they can't be tampered with in anticipation of a recount in the too-close-to-call election.

The next time you go to the principal’s office, it could be at your state house

By Denisa R. Superville, Education Week

The handful of principals who are running for office hope their experience running schools will help give them a bigger voice in their states.

Supporters of election security bill warn delay could embolden Russia in 2018 midterms

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Bipartisan legislation to try to prevent foreign hacking into U.S. election systems is stalled in Congress because the White House and some Republicans worry it could exert too much federal control over the states.