Oct 17 House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majority By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Ever the optimist, Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes Republicans will hold on to their U.S. House majority, defying a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Continue reading
Oct 16 Trump wants the midterms to be all about him. Based on Democrats' ads, they are happy to oblige By Jill Colvin, Aaron Kessler, Associated Press Many of the Democrats' ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs. Continue reading
Oct 16 Talarico compares his campaign to David and Goliath after GOP invests over $158M against him By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The Democrat faces more than $158 million in outside spending by Republican leadership and the world's richest man, Elon Musk. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Rep. Fischbach, challenger Osberg face off in Minnesota U.S. House debate By Dan Cooney Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach will face Democratic challenger and small business owner Erik Osberg on the debate stage Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Collins, Jackson face off in testy Maine U.S. Senate debate By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson told Republican Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” during a heated final Maine U.S. Senate debate that also included an interruption from a data center protester. Continue reading
Oct 14 13 races that will determine control of the Senate By Lisa Desjardins Let's get into the map and math. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump heads to Alaska in a sign of how close its Senate race may be By Will Weissert, Becky Bohrer, Associated Press President Donald Trump is making an unusual campaign trip with the midterm elections looming. Continue reading
Oct 12 Chuck Schumer has broad support from his caucus. But the midterms could decide his future as leader By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Chuck Schumer has won and lost Senate majorities since becoming Democratic leader a decade ago. But this year’s midterm elections could be the New York senator's most important yet as some in the party have said he needs to step… Continue reading
Oct 12 Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads By Gene Johnson, Associated Press President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Graham and Andrews clash in South Carolina Senate race debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The issues bounced from Iran to the economy and artificial intelligence, but all seemed to boil down to Republican Sen. Darline Graham and Democratic nominee Annie Andrews arguing over who was less qualified for the South Carolina Senate seat as… Continue reading