Oct 30 Watch 6:00 'A down payment on change': Rahm Emanuel on what Democrats should do after midterms By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams On Election Day, Democrats are looking to do what they did 20 years ago – turn widespread dissatisfaction with a Republican president into a sweeping congressional victory. Rahm Emanuel helped engineer that victory in 2006. Now, as his party looks… Continue watching
Oct 30 Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate By Alanna Durkin Richer, Joshua Goodman, Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The dueling developments came days before Tuesday's ranked choice general election, in a race headlined by two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. The race is among a handful nationwide expected to determine control of… Continue reading
Oct 30 As early voting surges, Trump reshuffles his schedule to add back rallies in Iowa and Kansas By Michelle L. Price, Seung Min Kim, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. Both events had previously been canceled for a slew of telerallies. Continue reading
Oct 30 Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots By Safiyah Riddle, Geoff Mulvihill, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The administration has alleged California sent ballots to some 20,000 people who may not be U.S. citizens. It wants the state to set those ballots aside and not count them until citizenship can be verified. Continue reading
Oct 30 Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. general election By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America's future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end. Continue reading
Oct 30 A midterm crossroads for both parties eyeing the beginning of the end of the Trump era By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The nation’s major political parties are at a crossroads. Win or lose Tuesday, the end of the 2026 midterms marks the beginning of a high-stakes fight over the direction of the Republican and Democratic parties as the Trump era nears… Continue reading
Oct 30 Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day By Joey Cappelletti, Simran Parwani, Associated Press The surge is especially pronounced in Texas, where voters are deciding closely watched Senate, House and governor’s races. More than 6.3 million Texans had voted early as of Wednesday, compared with 4.2 million at the same point four years ago,… Continue reading
Oct 30 Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation By Becky Bohrer, Meg Kinnard, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent as the Justice Department escalated a criminal investigation with new… Continue reading
Oct 29 Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people over allegations they are likely noncitizens, warning it would “wreak havoc” on the midterm elections. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: How does The Associated Press call 2026 midterm election winners? 4 things to know By Deema Zein, Bryan Gallion The AP will tabulate results for nearly 7,000 races, including national congressional contests, state legislative and gubernatorial races, as well as some local elections for mayor, city council and school board. Continue reading